Bio

Dr. Molina completed her MD training at the Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala, Central America and her PhD in Physiology at LSUMC under the mentorship of Dr. John J. Spitzer. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University under the mentorship of Dr. Naji N. Abumrad. She progressed through the academic ranks initially as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Physiology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook and subsequently as Director of Surgical Research at North Shore University Hospital. During that period, she held a Guest Scientist appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory prior to joining the Department of Physiology at LSUHSC as an Associate Professor in 1999. Dr. Molina is the Richard Ashman, PhD Professor and Department Head for Physiology. Dr. Molina’s research has been funded continuously since completing her PhD degree. She has mentored several undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral trainees.

Past President
         American Physiological Society
         Research Society on Alcohol
         Association of Chairs of Department of Physiology