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Post-doctoral and Job Placement of our Graduates

 

Our graduate students have been placed in prominent institutions for postdoctoral training, and subsequently have chosen careers in diverse arenas, such as academia, the private sector (biomedical or drug industry), and government, in Louisiana, the USA and other countries (Turkey, China, Egypt and Brazil).

 

Here is a partial list of our students who graduated within the last 14 years and their current positions:

 

 

Renee Bergeron, PhD, 1996:              Currently: Senior Fellow, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ 

 

Jesse Brodkin, Ph.D, 1997:                Postdoc at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Currently: Merck Pharmaceuticals, NJ  

                                                                               

Lisa Gerak, Ph.D, 1997:                     Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA

Currently: Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX

 

Michael Brandt, Ph.D, 1997:              Postdoc at Harvard University, Boston, MA

                                                            Currently: Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals,

                                                            PrincetonNJ

 

Sena Sezen, PhD, 1997:                   Postdoc at Johns Hopkins University,

                                                            Baltimore, MD

Currently: Professor, Marmara University, IstanbulTurkey

 

Xiang Liu, M.D. PhD, 1997:                McGill University, Canada

                                                            Currently: Pharmaceutical Industry in

                                                            Shanghai, China

 

Siva Digavalli, PhD, 1997:                  Postdoc: Harvard University, Boston, MA

                                                            Currently: Scientist, Bristol

                                                            Myers-Squibb, NJ

 

Sonia Serron, PhD, 1997:                  Currently: Principal Medical Writer, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA

 

Ivanita Steffanon, PhD, 1998:             Assistant Professor, UFES, Vitoria, Brazil

Currently: Associate Professor, UFES,

Vitoria, Brazil

 

Ruggero Galici, Ph.D, 2000:               Postdoc at University of Texas HSC, San Antonio, TX

Postdoc Vanderbilt University, Nashville , TN

                                                            Currently: Assistant Professor University of Texas HSC, San Antonio, TX

 

Cheryl Gauthier, Ph.D, 2000:             Assistant Professor, Xavier at University, New Orleans, LA

Currently: Director of Biological Threat Lab, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA

 

Michael Stevenson, Ph.D, 2000:         Currently: Regional Scientific Director, Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE

 

Dongdong Yao, MD, PhD, 2001:         Postdoc, Burnham Institute, San Diego Ca

Currently: Anesthesia Resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

 

Shuxin Zhang MD, PhD, 2001:            Currently: Research Scientist at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, MA

 

Eser Ercil, PhD, 2002                         Postdoc at University of TexasSan Antonio, TX

Postdoc Vanderbilt University, Nashville , TN

Currently: Associate Professor, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Nancy Sevieux, PhD, 2002:                Currently: Technical External Relations Manager, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnatti, OH

 

Yuri Peterson Ph.D., 2004:                 Postdoc at Duke University Medical Center,

                                                            Durham, NC

Currently: Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, CharlestonSC

 

G. Vaidyanathan, Ph.D., 2004:            Postdoc at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Rockville, Maryland

 

Russell Kelley Ph.D., 2004:                Postdoc Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center,

                                                            Chapel Hill, NC

Currently: Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine, Tengion, Winston-Salem, NC

 

Marcus Delatte Ph.D., 2004:              Postdoc at McLean Hospital, Harvard University,

Belmont, MA

Currently: Pharmacology Toxicology Reviewer, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

 

Helmut Gottlieb Ph.D., 2004:             Postdoc,University of Texas HSC, San Antonio, TX

Currently: Assistant Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences, Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

 

Maria S Quinton Ph.D., 2004             Postdoc: BostonUniversity, School of Medicine,

                                                            Boston, MA

Currently: Scientist, Discovery Neuropharmacology, Sepracor, Inc., Marlborough, MA

 

Alissa Hicks Ph.D., 2004:                 Scientific Liaison, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA

 

Xiaoqing Cao, PhD, 2005:                  Postdoc: UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Biological Chemistry, Los Angeles, CA

 

Melissa Burmeister, PhD, 2006          Postdoc at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York

 

Sarah Lindsey, PhD, 2007:                Postdoc at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

 

Ningfei An, PhD, 2007:                      Postdoc at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

 

Anna Dunne-Reilly, PhD, 2008:          Clinical Research Coordinator, Infectious Diseases, Ochner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA

 

Kevin Lord, PhD, 2008                       Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

 

Jay Huber, PhD, 2008                        LSUHSC, Medical Student

 

Dauhi You, PhD, 2008                       Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, MD Anderson, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Houston, TX

 

Sylvia Shenouda, PhD, 2008              Scientific Writer, Regulatory Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

 

*Matthew Duvernay, PhD, 2008          Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University, Department of Pharmacology, NashvilleTN.  with Dr. Heidi Hamm

 

Baher Fahmy, PhD, 2009                  Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt

 

Sharell Bindom, PhD, 2009               Completing her medical school training at LSUHSC Medical School, New Orleans, LA

 

Kartic Rajput, MD, PhD, 2009            Resident of Psychiatry, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

 

Chi-Hsin Liu, MS, 2009                      Returned to Taiwan

 

Michael Ripple, MS, 2009                  1st year at LSUHSC Medical School, New Orleans, LA 

 

Rasika Rohatgi, MS, 2009                  Attending University of Massachusetts PhD Program 

 

* Dr. Duvernay was a Board of Regents Graduate Fellowship Recipient

 

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