Levent Dirikolu
Professor of Pharmacology
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Director of Clinical Trials
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Joined LSU Vet Med in January 2016
Education
PhD, University of Kentucky, 2001
MVSc, University of Kentucky, 1997
DVM, Ankara University, Turkey, 1992
Research Interest
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Molecular, Clinical and Analytical Pharmacology, Drug metabolism.
Teaching Interest
Clinical Pharmacology Rotations, Pharmacology (evidence based medicine and applied clinical pharmacology), Comparative Dispositions of Xenobiotic, Veterinary Pharmacology, Comparative Clinical Pharmacology, Advanced Clinical Pharmacology.
Clinical Interest
Clinical Pharmacology Rotations
Awards & Honors
2021, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (2nd and 3rd years)
2020, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (2nd year)
2019, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (2nd and 3rd year)
2018, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (3rd year)
2017, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (3rd year)
2016, Phi Zeta poster presentation (Third place)
2015, Elected by the CVM Class of 2015 as a Hooder for Commencement
2015, Teacher Ranked as Excellent
2014, Elected by the CVM Class of 2014 as a Hooder for Commencement
2014, Elected by the CVM Class of 2015 as a Draper for White Coat Ceremony
2014, Teacher Ranked as Excellent
2013, Elected by the CVM Class of 2014 as a Draper for White Coat Ceremony
2012, Dr. Erwin Small Teaching Excellence Award
2012, Elected by the CVM Class of 2012 as a Hooder for Commencement
2012, Teacher Ranked as Excellent
2011, Dr. Erwin Small Teaching Excellence Award
2011, Pfizer Research Excellence Award
2011, Teacher Ranked as Excellent
2010, Elected by the CVM Class of 2011 and 2012 as a Draper for White Coat Ceremony
2010, Teacher Ranked as Excellent
2009, Teacher Ranked as Excellent
2008, Arnold O. Beckman Research Award
2006, Pfizer Animal Health Research Excellence Award
2005, Norden Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award
2004, Faculty Performance Award
2003, Involved in the development of first FDA approved therapeutic medications for the treatment and prophylaxis of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis based on the use of triazine drugs
1997, Honor student program
Publications
Dirikolu L, Lehner AF, Tobin T. Plasma concentrations of diclazuril following oral administration of diclazuril and diclazuril sodium salt to cattle. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Jul;45(4):392-401. doi: 10.1111/jvp.13062.
Simultaneous Quantification of Caffeine and Its Main Metabolites by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry in Horse Urine. Göktaş EF, Kabil E, Yatanaslan L, Güneş E, Dirikolu L. Biomed Chromatogr. 2022 Oct;36(10):e5445. doi: 10.1002/bmc.5445
Guanabenz in the horse – A preliminary report on clinical effects and comparison to clonidine and other alpha-2 adrenergic agonists. Lehner AF, Dirikolu L, Tobin T. Pferdeheilkunde – Equine Medicine 38 (2022) 6 (November/December) 554–565, DOI 10.21836/PEM20220607
Total Carbon Dioxide (TCO2) Concentrations in Thoroughbred and Quarter Racehorses in Louisiana. Dirikolu L, Waller P, Malveaux K, Lucas CH, Lomnicka I, Pourciau A, Bennadji H, Chi Liu CC. J Equine Vet Sci. 2023 Jan 6;104220. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104220.
Pharmacokinetic and safety profiles of three dose rates of morphine sulfate following
single intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous administration in the goat. Gordon,
E, Dirikolu L, Chi Liu CC, Li Z, PhD, Welborn M, Armstrong C, Vallotton D, Scully
CM. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. September 7, 2021. doi: 10.1111/jvp.13011 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34494277/
Dexamethasone serum concentrations after intravenous administration in horses during
race training. McClure S, Fenger C, Kersh K, Brown B, Maylin G, Duer W, Dirikolu
L, Brewer K, Machin J and Tobin T. Comparative Exercise Physiology, December 2020,
doi: 10.3920/CEP200015
Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric analysis of penicillamine for its
pharmacokinetic evaluation in dogs. Lehner AF, Dirikolu L, Johnson M, Buchweitz JP,
Langlois DK. Toxicol Mech Methods, 2020 Nov;30(9):687-702. doi: 10.1080/15376516.2020.1814467.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32854553/
Ellerbrock RE, Canisso IF, Roady PJ, Rothrock LT, Zhong L, Wilkins P, Dirikolu L,
Lima FS, Honoroto J. Diffusion of enrofloxacin to pregnancy fluids and effects on
fetal cartilage after intravenous administration to late pregnant mares. Equine Vet
J. 2019 Jul;51(4):544-551. doi: 10.1111/evj.13044. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30449030/
Dirikolu L, Waller P, Waguespack ML, Andrews FM, Keowen ML, Gaunt SD.The effect of
sodium bicarbonate and validation of beckman coulter AU680 analyzers for measuring
total carbon dioxide (TCO2) concentrations in horse serum. Vet Med Sci. 2017 Oct
25;3(4):263-269. doi: 10.1002/vms3.82 (one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded
recent papers) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29152319/
Rachel J. Tulipan RJ, Phillips H, Garrett LD, Dirikolu L, Mitchell MA. Characterization
of long-term elution of platinum from carboplatin-impregnated calcium sulfate hemihydrate
beads in vitro by two distinct sample collection methods. Am J Vet Res. 2017 May;78(5):618-623.
doi: 10.2460/ajvr.78.5.618. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28441046/
Grants
Race horses testing (PI), Louisiana State Racing Commission, $1,442,233.00
Race horses testing (PI), Louisiana Racing Commission, $1,398,054.00
Race horses testing (PI), Louisiana Racing Commission, $1,355,269.00
Race horses testing (PI), Louisiana Racing Commission, $4,106,336.00
Hergenrother P (PI), Minutolo F, Seth P (Co-PI), Dirikolu L, Grant A (C-I) Design, synthesis, and evaluation of lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors, NIH (R01), $1,380,000.00