Ashley Wennerstrom, PhD, MPH, School of Medicine Projects -GNOF IMPACT 2016-Resiliency Education to Reduce Disparities-Community Health Worker State Certification Project-Safe Spaces: Fostering equitable partnerships to prevent violence-Resiliency Education to Reduce Disparities-CPPRN Centers of Excellence-NOLA LEADs: Leadership and Action on health Disparities Contact awenners@tulane.edu

Hongju Wu, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description My research has been focused on exploring novel strategies for diabetes treatment and investigating the underlying mechanisms. My laboratory is equipped with sophisticated techniques for diabetes research, which include molecular and cellular assays, immunohistochemical and biochemical assays for pancreas, surgical techniques (islet transplantation, bile ductal injection, islet […]

Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Fonseca’s research interests include the prevention and treatment of diabetic complications and risk factor reduction in cardiovascular disease, particularly on the role of inflammation and other novel risk factors. He has a research program evaluating inflammation in diabetes and using technology to improve diabetes […]

Anand M. Irimpen, MD, School of Medicine Lab Description Dr. Irimpen does research, most recently a study on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on acute myocardial infarction in New Orleanians impacted by the storm. This scholarly project won first place at this year’s American College of Cardiology conference for the state of Louisiana. Contact lshai@tulane.edu

Robert C. Hendel, MD, School of Medicine Contact rhendel@tulane.edu

M.A. “Tonette” Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Lab Description Dr. Krousel-Wood is a physician-scientist who engages in NIH-funded clinical research and clinical trials focused on adherence to prescribed therapies, management of hypertension, and sex differences and health disparities research engaging local, national and international women and men with chronic cardiometabolic […]

Timothy Harlan Contact tharlan@tulane.edu

Dahlene Fusco, MD, PhD, School of Medicine Lab Description Her lab is dedicated to identification of host factors that mediate the interferon antiviral response distal to viral subversion points, using in vitro and in vivo models for dengue and Zika virus. Information obtained in these studies will be used to identify pre-clinical host targets for […]

Reza Izadpanah, DVM, PhD Lab Description Currently, Dr. Izadpanah’s research focuses on human mesenchymal stem cells and regenerative medicine, aging, and tumor biology. Adult stem cells exist as a reservoir for tissue repair during homeostasis. They have a remarkable capacity for self-renewal in an undifferentiated state and can differentiate to replace damaged cells in tissue. […]

Hongbing Liu, PhD, School of Medicine Projects -The roles of histone deacetyalses (HDACs) in kidney development-HDACs and kidney cancers-Developmental programming of chronic disease by HDACs Contact hliu8@tulane.edu