Internal Advisory Committee (IAC): The IAC consists of the Program Director, Core Directors and four senior mentors, plus three additional scientists from LSU Health Sciences Center. Progress is routinely evaluated for individual investigators as well as Core Facilities.
Program Director:
Daniel R. Kapusta, Ph.D.* - Professor of Pharmacology
Core Directors:
Charles Nichols, Ph.D. - Imaging and Histology Core
Dr. Arthur Haas, Ph.D . - Cell and Molecular Biology Core
Kurt Varner, Ph.D.* - Vascular and Cardiac Function Core
Mentors:
Lisa Harrison-Bernard, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Physiology
Patricia Molina, Ph.D.
- Professor and Head of Department of Physiology
Peter Winsauer, Ph.D. - Professor of Pharmacology
Former Mentors:
William Claycomb, Ph.D. - Professor of Biochemistry
Additional Members:
Steve Nelson, M.D.
- Dean of Medical School
Wayne Backes, Ph.D. - Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Dean for Research
* denotes Mentor