Dr. Laura S. Levy

Dr. Laura S. Levy earned the B.A. degree in Life Sciences from University of Texas at Austin, the M.S. degree in Parasitology from Tulane University and the Ph.D. degree in Developmental and Cell Biology from University of California. She then received postdoctoral training in Molecular Virology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. She has been a member of the faculty at Tulane University School of Medicine since 1984, where she currently serves as Professor of Microbiology & Immunology. Her research interests focus on the virus-mediated induction of lymphoma as a model to understand the early stages of malignancy, the defining events of the disease process and the role of oncogenes. In 2004, Dr. Levy assumed the role of Associate Senior Vice President for Research at Tulane University. Her responsibilities in this university-wide post are two-fold:

• To enhance the peer-reviewed, competitive research portfolio at Tulane.
• To ensure that research activities are compliant with federal regulation.