Alexandra Noël

Dr. Alexandra Noël received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences, her master’s inOccupational and Environmental Health, as well as her PhD in Public Health, with a specialization in Toxicology and Risk Assessment, all from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montreal(Quebec, Canada). She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative BiomedicalSciences at Louisiana State University (LSU) and Director of the Inhalation Research Facility.She conducts in vitro and in vivo inhalation toxicology studies on cardio-pulmonary effects resulting from in utero and adult exposures to inhaled pollutants. Since 2018, her laboratory has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including NIEHS, NHLBI andNIGMS. She has led several extramurally funded research projects as a Principal Investigator orCore Leader cumulating into more than $6 million dollars. Her publication record includes 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles, which generated over 1,520 citations. Additionally, Dr. Noël is the leader of the Inhalation Toxicology Core of the LSU Superfund Research Program. She is theDirector of the Inhalation & Infection Core of the LSU Lung COBRE. Moreover, her leadership skills are recognized beyond LSU, since she is a counselor for the Inhalation and RespiratorySpecialty Section (IRSS) (2024-2026) of the Society of Toxicology (SOT). She is also the Chair of the Membership Committee (2025-2026) of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Furthermore,Dr. Noël is a member of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health (ACRWH)(2022-2026) and she is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Respiratory Cell andMolecular Biology (2023-2028).

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