LSU Health Shreveport Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

08/11/2026

Welcome to Biochemistry & Molecular Biology!
Hope you have a great school year with us. :)

05/22/2026

Last week during the Graduate Research Day, four Biochemistry students won!
Senior category:
1st place - Jeyaluxmy Sivalingam, Dr. Yu's lab
1st place - Md Abir Hosain, Dr. Ding's lab
1st place - Md Niaz Morshed, Dr. Franco's lab
Junior category:
1st place - Shourya Majumder, Dr. Franco's lab

Congrats!

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Suman Mohajan in Dr. Gross's lab.

12/19/2025

Happy Holiday from Biochemistry & Molecular Biology!

10/03/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Franco on his NIH award. :)

06/25/2025

Congratulations to one of our graduate students, Jeyaluxmy Sivalingam in Dr. Yu's lab for receiving 1st place in the junior category during Graduate Research Day.

05/20/2025

Congratulations to Samira Mahmoudi in Dr. Huang's lab is May Graduate Student of the Month!

🎉 Congratulations to our May Graduate Student of the Month, Samira Mahmoudi!
Samira is a PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, conducting her research in Dr. Shile Huang’s Lab. Originally from Tehran, Iran, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology and a Master’s in Microbial Biotechnology.
Her dissertation is titled “Insights into Rapamycin-Mediated Inhibition of mSin1 Phosphorylation.” Her research focuses on understanding how mTOR regulates mSin1 phosphorylation independently of its two canonical complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2.
Samira shared that she chose graduate school because research is something she truly enjoys — it allows her to follow her passion while continuing to grow both professionally and personally.
👏 Please join us in celebrating Samira

01/14/2025

2024 Biochemistry holiday celebration