Mar 23, 2026  
2026-2027 General Catalog 
    
2026-2027 General Catalog

Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Graduate Program)



Program Overview

Administration

Alexander Murashov, MD, Ph.D., CBS Department Head and Professor
Charles C. Lee, Ph.D., CBS Graduate Advisor and Professor 
WEBSITE https://www.lsu.edu/vetmed/cbs/index.php

Graduate Faculty

Ahmed Abdelmoneim –Developmental and environmental toxicology, aquatic toxicology, veterinary toxicology
Ethan Anderson – Neuroscience of addiction and stress
Herman Bragulla – Development of skin and skin appendages in normal and diseased states
Jeremy Delcambre – Alternative models and techniques for veterinary education
Levent Dirikolu – Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, molecular, clinical and analytical pharmacology/toxicology, and drug metabolism
Brooke Dubansky – Natural and pathologic ectopic bone development
Tammy R. Dugas – Toxicological mechanisms of cardiovascular disease progression
Joseph Francis – Pulmonary and cardiovascular pathophysiology; cancer ersearch
Tomislav Jelesijevic – Oncology, virology, and development of image analysis algorithms
Charles Lee – Neurobiological mechanisms underlying sensory cognitive processing and plasticity
Shisheng Li – DNA repair and mutagenesis
Alexander Murashov –Molecular mechanisms of transgenerational phenotype
Alexandra Noël –Inhalation and developmental toxicology, electronic cigarette & JUUL vapor, nanoparticles, chronic lung diseases
Olalekan Ogundele –Neural circuits of learning and memory
Michelle L. Osborn –Functional and evolutionary anatomy, biomechanics, 3D imaging and modelling
Shang Su – Cancer biology and treatment
Fabio Borges Vigil – Traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy
Shaomian Yao – Cell and molecular biology of tissue-derived stem cells and applications of stem cells in tissue regeneration

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