Internal Advisory Committee

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Patricia Molina, MD/PhD (Chair)
Current Position: Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, LSUHSC-NO
Field of Expertise: Impact of chronic alcohol and cannabinoids on the progression of HIV
Previous COBRE Experience: Director, “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence” (P20)

Steve Nelson, MD
Current Position: Dean of the School of Medicine, LSUHSC-NO
Field of Expertise: Translational research, Pulmonary and critical care medicine; lung immunology; alcohol research
Previous COBRE Experience: Former Director of NIH-awarded Comprehensive Alcohol Research Center; Co-director U54, Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center.

Augusto Ochoa, MD
Current Position: Chair, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Deputy Director of the Stanley S Scott Cancer Center, LSUHSC-NO
Field of Expertise: Tumor immunology & the role of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in host response to cancer
Previous COBRE Experience: Program Director, “Mentoring Translational Researchers in Louisiana” Phase III COBRE

Nicolas G. Bazan, MD/PhD
Current Position: Professor and Director, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, LSUHSC-NO
Field of Expertise: Endogenous responses to CNS injury and neuro-degeneration
Previous COBRE Experience: Program Director, “Mentoring Neuroscientists in Louisiana” Phase III COBRE

Daniel Kapusta, PhD
Current Position: Professor of Pharmacology and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, LSUHSC-NO
Field of Expertise: Physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular, autonomic and kidney systems
Previous COBRE Experience: Program Director, “Mentoring in Cardiovascular Biology” Phase III COBRE

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