NAME: Alireza Minagar, MD
DEPT: Neurology
ORGANIZATION: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
ADDRESS: 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130
TELEPHONE No: 318-675-4679
FAX No: 318-675-7805
E MAIL ADDRESS: aminag@lsuhsc.edu
TITLE: Assistant Professor of Neurology
TOTAL GRANTS: currently five
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS: 28
MEMBERSHIPS ON EDITORIAL BOARDS: Frontiers in Bioscience

SUBJECT(S) OF RESEARCH: Multiple sclerosis, blood brain barrier, neuro-immunology
DISCIPLINE(S): neuro-immunology
ORGAN SYSTEMS: Brain
TISSUES: Cerebral endothelial cells
CELL(S): Endothelial cells
MOLECULE(S): MAdCAM-1, ICAM-1, Glutamate, Occludin, VE-Cadherin, PECAM-1
TECHNIQUE(S): Western Blot, PCR, Tissue Culture, immunochemistry