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Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center

Description: Louisiana is in the highest decile for mortality from chronic diseases. The Louisiana Clinical and Translational Research (LA CaTS) Center is an IDeA-CTR dedicated to resolving this devastating health burden by training and promoting clinical and translational research that focuses on improving health outcomes in our state. Major areas of research include obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in all populations and communities across our state.

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Funding type: cooperative_agreement

Funder scheme: U54

Start date: 2012-08-15

End date: 2027-06-30

Investigator: JOHN P. KIRWAN

Institution: LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR

Funded outputs count: 2,388

Funder award ID: U54GM104940

OpenAlex ID: G9000898112

Miro1 mediates skeletal muscle insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

2026 · Elizabeth C. Heintz, Wagner S. Dantas, et al. · Nature Communications

Enhancing Scientific Validity by Integrating EHR and Claims Data in the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative

2026 · Steve Makkar, David Bogumil, et al. · medRxiv

Higher risk of Long COVID among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases and immunomodulatory therapy: a retrospective cohort analysis of national US data.

2026 · Namrata Singh, A. Jerrod Anzalone, et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology

Relationship between fat-free mass and metabolic syndrome is shaped by ectopic fat in a UK Biobank cohort

2026 · Sri Lakshmi S Devarakonda, Dachuan Zhang, et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

The Story behind the Science: Solving the riddle for the pathogenesis of vulvovaginal candidiasis

2026 · Paul L. Fidel, Junko Yano · mBio

Among individuals who die of COVID-19, is the percentage who had diabetes actually higher than in those dying of other viral infections?

2026 · Neha V. Reddy, Virginia Pate, et al. · Cardiovascular Diabetology – Endocrinology Reports

Global external validation of fat mass prediction models for adults

2026 · Lucinda Archer, Aisha Alsaqabi, et al. · Nature Health

Perception Versus Reality: Parent-Reported and Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time During Early Childhood

2026 · Samantha Moss, Larissa True, et al. · Health Education & Behavior

Biological Pathways of Strength Preservation During Calorie Restriction‐Induced Weight Loss Among Adults Without Obesity

2026 · Nadia Moore, Akshay Bareja, et al. · Obesity

Increasing Multimorbidity Burden After COVID-19 Infection Among People With and Without HIV in the United States: Insights From the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C)

2026 · Yumeng Wang, Ahmed Sabit, et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases

The Joint Effects of Life’s Essential 8 and Genetics on Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes: Findings From the UK Biobank and All of Us

2026 · Xiu Wu, Yuanhao Zu, et al. · Diabetes Care

Insomnia Symptoms are Common Among Community Dwelling African Americans Who Report Poor Sleep

2026 · Paul Peyrel, Matthew Viverito, et al. · Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Exercise intensity modulates interorgan communication and is associated with cardiometabolic health outcomes in humans

2026 · Luke Olsen, Javier Botella, et al. · Cell Reports Medicine

Gestational Weight Management in Underserved Mothers in the U.S.

2026 · Emily W. Flanagan, Kaja Falkenhain, et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Sakuranetin modulates estrogen receptor signaling in breast cancer cells

2026 · Jorge A. Belgodere, Britney Nguyen, et al. · Journal of Functional Foods

Developing a Phosphodiesterase 10A Inhibitor as a Novel Therapeutic Agent for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

2026 · Mrityunjoy Biswas, Md Manirujjaman, et al. · Cells

Rationale and Design of Traditional and Adaptive Calorie Restriction and Time-Restricted Eating Interventions Used in the Dietary Approaches to Longevity and Health (DiAL Health) Pilot Trial

2026 · Samantha F Kennedy, Hannah E Cabre, et al. · Current Developments in Nutrition

Clinical Protocol for the Dietary Approaches to Longevity and Health (DiAL Health) Pilot Trial

2026 · Leanne M Redman, Courtney M Peterson, et al. · Current Developments in Nutrition

The validity of measuring energy and nutrient intake with the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM) in adolescents

2026 · Christoph Höchsmann, Hanim E Diktas, et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

COVID-19 vaccination timing, relative to acute COVID-19, and subsequent risk of long COVID

2026 · Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Yunwen Ji, et al. · EBioMedicine · 3

Comorbidity Exposure-Window Definitions and Multidimensional Disparities in Long COVID Risk: Evidence from a U.S. National Cohort (2020-2024)

2026 · Yewen Chen, Zhetao Chen, et al. · medRxiv

SSRI prescription during acute COVID-19 and risk of Long COVID symptoms and conditions among patients with depression

2026 · Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Yunwen Ji, et al. · medRxiv

Metformin and Severe Post-COVID-19 Outcomes Among Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus

2026 · Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Lin-Chiun Wang, et al. · medRxiv

Predicting curbside food waste generation from responses to Self-Administered Surveys: An Application of Machine learning to improve household estimates

2026 · Brian E. Roe, Lei Xu, et al. · Waste Management · 1

GLP Medications and Severe Post-COVID-19 Outcomes Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2026 · Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Lin-Chiun Wang, et al. · medRxiv