Dr. Jamie Newman
At Louisiana Tech Dr. Newman runs a research lab and teaches primarily upper level undergraduate and graduate courses including Graduate Research Methods, Bioethics, and Stem Cell Biology. Dr. Newman is also founder and organizer of the New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series and Co-Founder of the VISTA Center . Dr. Newman lives in Ruston, LA with her husband and two children.
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Education & Positions
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Current CV for Dr. Newman
Education & Positions
- Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Applied and Natural Sciences (2019-present)
- Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University (2019-present)
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University (2013-2019)
- PhD Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005-2010)
- BA Biology, Amherst College (1999-2003)
- Graduate Research Methods (BISC502/MSNT502)
- Bioethics (BISC470/BISC570)
- Stem Cell Biology (BISC429/BISC529)
- Undergraduate Seminar (BISC480)
- Biology Colloquium (BISC380/BISC580)
- Science & Humanity (BISC255)
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Current Undergraduates |
Former StudentsLaura Lee | BS Biological Science, Winter 2022
Successful Completion of Senior Honors Thesis Taylor Teach | MS Biology, Winter 2022 Foram Patel | BS Biological Science, Winter 2022 LBRN Scholars Undergraduate Research Program 2019-2020 LBRN Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2019 LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, Entering Fall 2022 Jamie Sparkman | BS Biological Science, Winter 2022 3rd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Louisiana Biomedical Research Network 2021 Mississippi Medical College PA Program, Entering Summer 2022 Emily Meaney | BS Biological Science 3rd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Louisiana Biomedical Research Network 2021 Sree Venigalla | PhD Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Summer 2021 Justin and Jeanette Hinckley Graduate Student Scholarship Recipient 2020 LBRN Summer Graduate Research Program 2019 ANS Featured Student 2019 Postdoc, Department of Neurology University of Minnesota Medical Center John Bradley Cart | MS Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2021 LaSPACE GSRA Recipient, 2020-2021 LaSPACE LURA Recipient, 2019-2020 1st place Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019 Research Assistant, Duke University School of Medicine Summer Adams | BS Biological Science, Spring 2021 Research Assistant, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2021-Present Caroline Rinderle | MS Biology, Spring 2021 Sigma Xi GIAR Recipient 2021 Research Assistant, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2021-Present Kachi Idigo | MS Biology, Spring 2021 Sigma Xi GIAR Recipient 2020 Rice University PhD Program, Entering Fall 2021 Jaylen Mumphrey | MS Biology, Spring 2021 LaSPACE GSRA Recipient, 2020-2021 Research Assistant, NIH 2021-Present Joseph Straub | PhD Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2021 2nd place Graduate Poster Presentation College of Applied and Natural Science Research Day 2019 2nd place Graduate Poster Presentation College of Applied and Natural Science Research Day 2018 1st place Graduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2018 3rd place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 Assistant Professor in Biology, Northwestern State University 2021-Present Rebecca Hodnett | MS Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Winter 2021 LaSPACE GSRA Recipient, 2019-2020 Emily Barnett | BS Biological Science, Witner 2021 LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, Entering Fall 2021 Mencheng (Scott) Liu | PhD Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Summer 2020 1st place Graduate Poster Presentation College of Applied and Natural Science Research Day 2019 1st place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2019 Beijing Institute of Hepatology 2020-present Haley Barnett | PhD Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2020 1st place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2017 LaSPACE GSRA Recipient, 2017-2018, 2018-2019. 2019-2020 Adjunct Instructor, Louisiana Tech University 2020-2021 Claire Peterson | BS Biological Science, Winter 2020 VCOM-Louisiana Medical School in Monroe, Louisiana, Entering Fall 2021 Heather Vogel | BS Biological Science, Spring 2021 LBRN Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2019 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation ANS Day Research Symposium 2019 Madeline Lechtenberg | BS Biological Science, Spring 2021 LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, Entering Fall 2021 Hunter Currie | BS Biological Science VCOM-Louisiana Medical School in Monroe, Louisiana, Entering Fall 2021 India Pursell | BS Biological Sciences, Spring 2019 Louisiana Space Consortium Undergraduate Research Award Recipient 2018-2019 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2017 3rd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 Louisiana Board of Regents SURE Grant Recipient 2017 Research Technician, Tulane University 2019-present Tulane University PhD Program in Neuroscience, Entering Fall 2021 Michael Osmun | BS Biological Science, Spring 2019 VCOM-Louisiana Medical School in Monroe, Louisiana, Entered Fall 2020 Hannah Logan | BS Biological Science, Spring 2019 Successful Completion of Senior Honors Thesis 1st place Undergraduate Oral Presentation ANS Day Research Symposium 2019 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Science Biomedical Research Division 2019 LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, Entered Fall 2019 Conner Hartupee | BS Biological Science, Spring 2018 3rd place Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2019 LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans Entered Fall 2020 Connor Bennett | BS Biological Science, Spring 2018 3rd place Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2019 VCOM-Louisiana Medical School in Monroe, Louisiana, Entered Fall 2020 Avery Bryan | BS Biological Science, Winter 2019 1st place Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019 LSU School of Medicine, Entered Fall 2019 Rachel Eddy | BS Biological Sciences, Spring 2018 Completed Honors Thesis ANS Featured Student 2018 1st place Undergraduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2018 LaSPACE, LURA Recipient, 2017-2018 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2017 3rd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 Attended LBRN Summer Undergraduate Student Program - LSU 2017 Attended LBRN Summer Undergraduate Student Program - Tulane University 2016 LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Entered Fall 2019 Jacob Cambre | BS Biological Science, Spring 2018 2nd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans Entered Fall 2020 Matthew Busby| BS Biological Sciences, Winter 2018 Attended LBRN Summer Undergraduate Student Program - LSU Health, Shreveport 2017 LSU School of Medicine Shreveport, Entered Fall 2018 Natalee Dinkins | BS Biological Science, Winter 2018 2nd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 LSU School of Dentistry, Fall 2019 Marcus Kety | BS Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2017 2nd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 Justin Philobos | BS Biological Science, Spring 2017 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2017 3rd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 UC Riverside Medical School, Entered Fall 2018 Anna Kathryn Whitehead | MS Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2017 1st place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2017 1st place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2017 Attended LBRN Summer Graduate Student Program - LSU Health Shreveport 2016 Awarded LaSPACE Graduate Student Research Assistantship 2016-2017 MD/PhD Program at LSUHSC-NO, Entered Fall 2018 Demi Sandel | BS Biological Sciences, Winter 2017 Attended Baylor School of Medicine SMART Program Summer 2016 Louisiana Board of Regents SURE Grant Recipient 2015 Research Technician, MIT 2017-2020 UCSF PhD Program, Entered Fall 2020 Christina Dorsett | BS Biological Sciences, BS Chemistry Attended LBRN Summer Undergraduate Student Program - Tulane University 2015 Erik Beadle | MS Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2016 1st place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2016 1st place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2016 Vanderbilt University PhD Program, Entered Fall 2016 Ngozi Ogbonnaya | MS Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2016 3rd place Graduate Oral Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2016 Attended LBRN Summer Graduate Student Program - LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans 2015 LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans PhD Program, Entered Fall 2016 Deceased May 15, 2017 Nehal Patel | MS Molecular Science & Nanotechnology, Spring 2016 Sigma XI GIAR Recipient Fall 2015 1st place Graduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2015 Tulane University PhD Program, Entered Fall 2016 Anna Kathryn Whitehead | BS Biological Sciences, Winter 2016 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Academy of Sciences Biomedical Research Division 2016 1st place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2016 3rd place Undergraduate Poster Presentation Louisiana Tech University Research Symposium 2015 Awarded LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship 2015-2016 Louisiana Tech University Molecular Science & Nanotechnology Master's Program Winter 2016 - Spring 2017 Camtrang Tran | BS Chemical Engineering Awarded LaSPACE Minority Research Scholarship 2014-2015 Graduated Spring 2015 OWL Center, Ruston, LA 2015 |