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BATON ROUGE, La. – A new Center for Comparative Oncology (CCO), led by Louisiana State University and A&M College, was approved by the Board of Regents during Tuesday’s January meeting. The Center will be unique in Louisiana, establishing a unified approach for dealing with cancers in both human and animal patients. This effort can provide new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of both human and animal cancers under the principle of the Center for Disease Control’s One Health approach to healthcare. With the prevalence of cancer in Louisiana, basic and translational research is needed to discover and implement novel therapies to treat highly aggressive forms of the disease. A comparative oncology approach provides unique opportunities to test a variety of therapeutic models in animals with the goal of providing therapies that are effective for both animals and humans. LSU is proposing a unique collaboration to move cancer research forward in Louisiana in support of its application to be named a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center. The Board of Regents also receives a briefing on the importance of the NCI designation to Louisiana. Dr. Lucio Miele, Director of LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center, discussed the significant levels and types of cancer most prevalent in Louisiana compared to national statistics and the specific benefits of the NCI designation in improving health outcomes in our state. Also during today’s meeting, three new Board members – Ted H. Glaser III (6th Congressional District), Dallas L. Hixson (At-Large), and Christy Oliver Reeves (5th Congressional District) – took the oath of office. Regents David J. Aubrey (2nd Congressional District) and Darren G. Mire (2nd Congressional District) were also sworn in today after their reappointment to the Board by Governor Jeff Landry. The Board also swore in Regents Terrie P. Sterling (Vice Chair) and Phillip R. May Jr. (Secretary) into their new leadership positions, joining governor-appointed Board Chair Misti Cordell. In addition, the Board received two reports – the 2024 Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) and Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) Task Force Report and the 2024 Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention (TRRR) Task Force Report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Louisiana Board of Regents, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, was created by the 1974 State Constitution and serves as the coordinating body for all public higher education in Louisiana. LEARN MORE ABOUT REGENTS: https://www.laregents.edu LOUISIANA'S HIGHER EDUCATION MASTER PLAN: https://www.laregents.edu/masterplan LOUISIANA'S GOT TALENT PODCAST ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/louisianas-got-talent/id1667599307 LOUISIANA'S GOT TALENT PODCAST ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bE67b3sZVJ64P3yYfOdGS FOLLOW REGENTS ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/la_regents FOLLOW REGENTS ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LABoardofRegents FOLLOW REGENTS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/la_regents #LaProspers
