LSU Health Shreveport Researchers Receive Over $5 Million in Grant Funding for Infectious Diseases and Cardiovascular Disease Studies

Shenuarin Bhuiyan, MD, PhD, and Ana-Maria Dragoi, MD, PhD, are two LSU Health Shreveport researchers who have recently received over $5 million in grant funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH). This funding will support their research in infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.

Bhuiyan, an associate professor of Pathology & Translational Pathobiology, was granted $3,301,740 over five years for his research on heart failure. Specifically, he is studying the role of Sigmar1 in activating cellular processes to protect against heart failure.

On the other hand, Dragoi, an assistant professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology received $1,788,500 over five years to study how Neisseria gonorrhoeae interacts with the immune system to develop new treatments for gonorrhea.

These grants are part of 31 active R01 grants awarded to researchers at LSU Health Shreveport. To subscribe to The Times and stay updated on this topic and others visit . For more information about these grants or any other topic related to LSU Health Shreveport’s research endeavors please contact reporter Makenzie Boucher at mboucher@gannett.com.