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BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers have invented a handheld device that can tell surgeons where cancerous cells end and healthy tissue begins. The device reduces the chances of tumors growing back and could save over a million people's lives a year.
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, designed to position the state as a global leader in energy transition, is offering grants of $100,000 to $125,000 to help entrepreneurs prove their clean energy projects can be commercialized
LSU Professor of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury is featured in the Bayh-Dole Coalition's new 2024 "Faces of American Innovation" report for developing a groundbreaking vaccine.
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LSU Researchers' Handheld Device Could Save 1.4 Million Cancer Surgery Patients' Lives a Year
BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers have invented a handheld device that can tell surgeons where cancerous cells end and healthy tissue begins. The device reduces the chances of tumors growing back and could save over a million people's lives a year.
FUEL Creates Fund for Clean Energy Projects
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, designed to position the state as a global leader in energy transition, is offering grants of $100,000 to $125,000 to help entrepreneurs prove their clean energy projects can be commercialized
Bayh-Dole Coalition Honors Chowdhury for Breakthrough Cattle Vaccine
LSU Professor of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury is featured in the Bayh-Dole Coalition's new 2024 "Faces of American Innovation" report for developing a groundbreaking vaccine.
LSU Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness
BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers hope to revolutionize chronic disease management by teaching an artificial intelligence engine to analyze protein interactions, which are crucial to understanding what causes illnesses. "Proteins are the body's building blocks. All of us are nothing but a network of proteins," said Supratik Mukhopadhyay, a professor in the Center for Computation & Technology. "When normal protein interactions are disrupted, it can result in disease."
FUEL Names Executive Director: Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners, has tapped energy innovation expert Michael Mazzola to lead the clean energy transition and decarbonize the state's industrial corridor. FUEL is the recipient of a historic NSF Engines grant that will provide up to $160 million to support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs and develop the energy workforce.
Fused Proteins Offer Hope for Treating the Most Malignant Cancers
An LSU researcher has discovered a potential treatment for the most malignant forms of cancer by fusing two proteins, one that slips past the tumor's defenses carrying a second protein to kill the tumor.
Infectious Bacteria May Hold Cure for Untreatable Cancer
The bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy.
Higher Education Group Honors Maas for Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Andrew J. Maas, Louisiana State University's associate vice president for Research, Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been awarded the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 2024.
LSU Syringe Device Improves Stem Cell Delivery to Patient
LSU researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.
LSU's Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Could Save Energy Companies Millions
A fiber optics-powered breakthrough discovery could quickly and accurately identify pipeline leaks, preventing potentially significant environmental damage and saving the oil and gas industry billions of dollars a year. "Oil and gas pipeline leaks have enormous economic and environmental costs. The energy industry spends more than $3 billion each year on leak detection, but costs, labor and accuracy limit the current methods," said Jyotsna Sharma, LSU petroleum engineering professor. "The most common way to detect leaks is with pressure gauges, but this method is unable to localize and detect small leaks."
LSU-Developed Vaccine Could Save U.S. Cattle Industry $1 Billion Annually
An LSU researcher has developed a new vaccine against bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and related illnesses that kill around 8 million calves each year and cost the U.S. cattle industry more than $1 billion.
LSU-led Team Wins Largest Grant Ever Awarded by U.S. National Science Foundation
A statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners has won the largest and most competitive grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation – up to $160 million over the next 10 years. The NSF Engines grant will support Louisiana’s energy industry, create jobs in the energy sector, develop innovative solutions to energy challenges and help train the world’s energy workforce. The NSF announced the award earlier today in Washington, D.C.
Charlie D'Agostino: A life dedicated to fostering growth and entrepreneurship, a legacy of kindness and optimism
He didn't know everyone. It only seemed like he did, and that everyone was his friend. But he made the lives of everyone in the Baton Rouge area, and beyond, better. Charlie D'Agostino - C Dag because no one called him Charles - passed away on Dec. 29, 2023, after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as executive director of LSU Innovation Park for 30 years, from its founding to the technology park's current incarnation: 200 acres, more than 40 tenants with 475 employees and an annual payroll of $21 million.