LSU and FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake have awarded more than $1.6 million in competitive research grants to seven teams from across the state as part of their Collaboration in Action Program, or CAP.
Each of the winning teams is working to solve critical health challenges in Louisiana, including for patients suffering from cancer, trauma, and heart and lung disease. CAP also works to advance sports medicine and performance, as well as medical data science, to bring the benefits of innovation directly to those who need it most.
“Research that lifts lives is the clearest measure of a great university, and these seven teams embody exactly the kind of bold, collaborative work that is propelling LSU forward,” LSU Chancellor Jim Dalton said. “Our partnership with Our Lady of the Lake shows what’s possible when world-class researchers focus their talents on the health challenges facing Louisiana. As LSU pursues its goal of becoming a Top 50 research university, partnerships like this one are how we’ll get there—by turning discovery into real impact for the people of our state.”
“The Collaboration in Action Program is a great example of the innovative and transformative work FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake and LSU are accomplishing together through our Championship Health Partnership,” said E.J. Kuiper, president and CEO of FMOL Health. “By bringing together our collective expertise and resources, we’re creating opportunities for discoveries that will improve lives, strengthen our communities, and deliver solutions tailored to the unique healthcare needs of Louisiana and the Gulf South.”