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BY SEVA MAY
DRESS FOR SUCCESS OF SHREVEPORT–BOSSIER IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL “RED HANGER” FUNDRAISING EVENT Dress for Success of Shreveport–Bossier is hosting its annual “Red Hanger” fundraising event, September 30, from 7pm to 9pm at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bossier City. Tickets as well as sponsorships are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 318-674-3509. The annual event honors the clients and the four programs—Confident Suiting, Women of the Workforce (W.O.W.), Professional Women’s Group (PWG), and Career Center—available to women in the community who enter and reenter the workforce. All proceeds for the Red Hanger Event will support the programs offered by Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier.
November 30th with an opening reception October 8th from 6pm to 8pm. The Bossier Arts Council is located at 630 Barksdale Boulevard, Bossier City, LA 71111. For more information about the artwork, how to become a sponsor, or other Bossier Arts Council events, please visit www.bossierarts.org or call 318-741-8310. LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW MABRUKA ALFAIDI PHD RECEIVES CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD FROM AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
THE BOSSIER ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS: “NYCTOPHILIA, LOVE OF DARKNESS” AND THE 3RD ANNUAL 12X12 SHOW “CONTAINED.” These two very unique shows at the East Bank Gallery will run from October 1st-
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Mabruka Alfaidi, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Pathology at LSU Health Shreveport, has been selected as a recipient of an American Heart Association Career Development Award. This prestigious award supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals in the early years of their career by funding innovative research and training to assure the future success of the awardee as a cardiovascular independent scientist. During this award’s funding duration of three years, Dr. Alfaidi will complete her postdoctoral fellowship (which is also supported by the American Heart Association) and transition to a tenure track faculty position. She plans to continue studying the mechanism by which heart disease is developed, particularly heart attacks, with a goal of creating a small molecule inhibitor that can prevent endothelial dysfunction from inside endothelial cells. Achieving this goal holds tremendous promise in the treatment and possible prevention of heart attacks. Funding from the AHA Career Development Award will also allow Dr. Alfaidi to open her own lab and compete for more independent funding while training a future generation of scientists.
