Pennington Biomedical was proudly represented at the 2025 SSCI Southern Regional Meeting (SRM). The LA CaTS Center co-hosted a symposium titled “Frontiers for Health: Breakthroughs in Obesity, Cardiovascular, and Kidney Disease Treatments” with talks and poster presentations from

IDeA-CTR collaboration at the SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation 2025 Southern Regional Meeting! @LACaTS & MS Center for Clinical and Translational Research joined strengths & hosted a symposium focused on the hot topic of obesity treatments & chronic disease. @NIGMS #IDeACTR #translationalTuesday #obesitytreatments #research

👏Congratulations to our Professional Development Core Director Dr. Fonseca on his award at the SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation 2025 Southern Regional Meeting! #IDeACTR #trainingCTscientists

Dr. Donna Ryan @pbrcnews, the trailblazer behind the the LA CaTS IDeA-CTR, delivered a captivating presentation SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Southern Regional Meeting on "Breakthroughs in Anti-Obesity Medications" @nigms #SRM2025 #IDeACTR #WomeninResearch #translationalTuesday

Dr. Tonette Krousel-Wood Tulane Medicine , LA CaTS Pilot Grants Co-Director, gave a fascinating talk on LA-CEAL LA-CEAL & cardiometabolic disease treatments SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation 2025 SRM. @nigms #WomeninResearch #IDeACTR #SRM2025

LA CaTS Community Scholar Dr. Keith Ferdinand Tulane Medicine was featured in AJMC Commentary 🫀. #CTResearchers #IDeACTR #CKD 🔗ajmc.com/view/tackling-… ℹ️lacats.org/cores/communit…

🌟Congratulations to our Biomedical Informatics Team for being selected as the LA CaTS Center's Core of the Year! Much deserved🌟. #IDeACTR #Informatics #outstandingdistinction #CTResource

LA CaTS Administrative & Core Leaders came together for our annual retreat in New Orleans 🎭. Planning & engaging conversations were had! #IDeACTR #2025visionboard #collaboration #goals

🌟Center Spotlight🌟Proud to showcase LA CaTS Community Scholar Dr. Marcia Henry Xavier Univ. of LA and community partner Mr. Alex Bellow and their project on women's health. #CTResearch #IDeACTR #womenshealth #communityengagedresearch 🔗 lacats.org/cores/communit…

🚀 Join us Friday for our annual plenary talk by Dr. Paul Conlin (Harvard)! In-person and Zoom registration available. Don't miss out.✨ #translationalTuesday #IDeACTR #diabetesresearch Mark your calendars and register now! 📅 🎙️ ➡️lacats.org/calendar/2025/…

Going to #TS25DC? Look for our LA CaTS Roadmap Scholars 👀.Hope to see you there 👋 #trainingCTscientists #IDeACTR

We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Cliff Rosen from MaineHealth's IDeA-CTR network to Louisiana this week! Dr. Rosen delivered an enlightening talk on "Weight-Induced Bone Loss." 🦴 Another successful collaboration with CTRs nationwide ! #IDeACTR #Network #Collaborations #BoneHealth

This year's Professional Development Core Retreat in NOLA was a huge success for our Roadmap Scholars & their mentors! Special thanks to Dr. Paul Conlin from Harvard for his engagement & plenary talk on diabetes treatment goals 💊. #IDeACTR #trainingCTscientists #CTRscholars

👏A big congrats to our new LA CaTS Featured Investigator Dr. Tyra Gross Xavier Univ. of LA! Get to know her and read about her important research in the community. #translationalTuesday #IDeACTR #CommunityScholar #IDeAImpact 🔗lacats.org/news-and-publi…

📊Shout out to our Roadmap Scholar Dr. Caldwell presenting at #TS25DC! ACTS #IDeACTR #trainingCTscientists

🧑‍🎓Congratulations to our LA CaTS 2025 Roadmap Scholar Graduates Dr. Bond & Dr. Werthmann Tulane Medicine ! We’re excited to follow your journey and celebrate your future successes and discoveries.🌟 #IDeACTR #trainingCTscientists #RoadmapScholars 🔗lacats.org/news-and-publi…

Today we celebrate #ClinicalTrialsDay — honoring the researchers, participants, and breakthroughs that make medical progress possible. Every trial brings us closer to better treatments, cures, and hope. 🧬💙 #translationalTuesday #IDeACTR

Are you an early stage researcher? Check out the newly released #FundingOpportunity for the #NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to fund exceptionally creative scientists proposing innovative, high-impact projects. Learn more: bit.ly/4jXnbXQ

🚨 New NIH Public Access Policy goes into effect TODAY! Research accepted for publication on July 1, 2025, must be publicly available as soon as it is published. This date was moved up from December 31, 2025, to ensure radical transparency regarding the research NIH supports.

Center Spotlight🌟 Meet Dr. Yoshida from Tulane Medicine, a standout LA CaTS researcher making remarkable strides in advancing women’s health. Learn more about her impactful work ! #CTResearchers #WomensHealth #ResearchExcellence 🔗lacats.org/news-and-publi…