Project Description Medical students have been reported to have higher rates of burnout, anxiety, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation as compared to age-matched general population (1) (2). To better address concerns about mental health among students, it is essential to first measure and understand it. To assess the mental health and well-being of […]

Hua Lu, MB (US MS equivalent), PhD (School of Medicine) Project Description The Lu laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular and biochemical basis that underlies physiological and pathological signalingpathways (growth, metabolic, hypoxia, or DNA damage signals), which lead to gene expression and subsequent cell growth arrest, differentiation,senescence, autophagy, or apoptosis. Project Details Time, eligibility, […]

Arthur Lustig, PhD of Tulane University School of Medicine Project Description My laboratory studies the basic processes that influence the stability of repeated sequences, using the fungus Aspergllus flavus as a model system.We have been investigating the unique properties present at he ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, on recombinational stability andheterochromatin formation using both bioinformatic […]