LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center
Developing World-class Cancer Care
As LSU’s lead clinical partner in the vision for ascending the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center to an NCI-Designated Cancer Center, LCMC Health committed an initial $50 million to develop world-class, multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research programs driven toward earning NCI designation for Louisiana.
President William Tate hears about progress on brain cancer research from LSU Health New Orleans’ Dr. Luis Del Valle as Drs. John Stewart and Augusto Ochoa look on.
- The LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center gained membership in the Association of American Cancer Institutes.
- Dr. Jiri Adamek was recruited to develop a proteomics core to grow cancer research initiatives.
- Dr. Omeed Moaven, a surgical oncologist with expertise in oncolytic viral therapy, was recruited from the Mayo Clinic.
- Dr. Yaguang Xi was named the Associate Director for Translational Sciences.
- The LSU Intercampus Cancer Pilot Funding program was released to support collaborative research across the LSU system.
- The LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center will launch the virtual clinical research nurse program with support from the National Cancer Institute and the Al Copeland Foundation.
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