Fokhrul Hossain, PhD

Fokhrul Hossain, PhD

Assistant Professor-Research

Since the BS degree, Dr. Hossain was involved in multiple research projects in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Adult Stem Cell Biology, Cell metabolism and Cancer Biology. As a part of Ph.D. dissertation in cancer Immunology, he studied the metabolism of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) as a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment. As a postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Hossain studied the role of Notch signaling in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Recently, Dr. Hossain received the ‘Health Disparities Scholar’ award (2020) from the Health Disparities Research Education program (HDREP), University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB).

LCRC Faculty

Michael D. Celestin Jr PhD
Population Sciences
LSU Health - New Orleans
Jean Christopher Chamcheu PhD
Translational Oncology
University of Louisiana Monroe
Andrew G. Chapple PhD
Population Sciences
LSU Health - New Orleans
YiPing Chen PhD
Cancer Biology
Tulane University School of Medicine
John Cole MD
Translational Oncology
Ochsner Health
Cathi Cox-Boniol
Population Sciences
Louisiana Tech University
Santosh D'Mello PhD
Translational Oncology
LSU Health - Shreveport
Srikanta Dash PhD
Cancer Biology
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Heidi Davis, PhD
Population Sciences
Ochsner Health