NEW RESEARCH CENTER IN NW LA - A collaborative research endeavor between LSU Health Shreveport and Louisiana Tech University was announced last week. The LSU System and University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors have provided a one-year conditional approval of the request to establish the Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine or CTERM for short. CTERM will focus on the development of cell-based and tissue-engineering therapies to combat tissue inflammation, damage, and loss associated with complications of metabolic syndrome or trauma injury.
Dr. Chris Kevil, Vice Chancellor for research at LSU Health-Shreveport outlined the strengths each institution brings to the collaboration.
"This takes the expertise of bioengineering and biomaterials from Louisiana Tech and partners it with our expertise in clinical sciences such as orthopedics, stem cells, and rehabilitation," Kevil explained.
The CTERM collaboration will be the first research center in the state established as a partnership between the University of Louisiana System and the Louisiana State University System. It will enhance opportunities for students, researchers, and clinicians in a critical area of basic and translational research as they work on potential new cell therapies for patients.
