159 Millennium - Twenty-third Edition SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Dr. Joseph Soblosky developed an early interest in science when he received a chemistry set as a gift in elementary school. He formed a science club and hosted experiments in his basement, despite his mother’s objections. His fascination would only grow as he was drawn to beakers, flasks and colorful liquids. He wanted to understand what scientists were doing and why. In 2014, Dr. Soblosky retired from a distinguished career in neuropharmacology, culminating in his position as a research associate at the Alcohol Research Center in the Department of Medicine at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health New Orleans. Prior to this position, he was a research associate in the College of Pharmacy at Xavier University of Louisiana from 2001 to 2006. Earlier in his career, Dr. Soblosky served as a research assistant professor at Tulane University from 1998 to 2000 and at LSU Health New Orleans from 1993 to 1998. The latter university recruited him in 1992 for his expertise in brain receptor analysis to study brain trauma as part of his post-doctoral research fellowship. The position allowed him to return to a traditional medical school environment, and he gained extensive knowledge about penetrating brain wounds and head trauma. Dr. Soblosky’s first post-doctoral research fellowship was in the Neurochemistry Research Unit at the University of Missouri’s Institute of Psychiatry. His research has appeared in the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurochemical Research, Brain Research and other publications. Dr. Soblosky’s life has been guided by simple advice from his father: “There’s no such thing as something you can’t. Never say you can’t do something.” His father was a coal miner with an eighth-grade education, and he moved his family to Ohio to leave the mining industry. Despite the great mentors Dr. Soblosky had throughout his training and work, his father remained his greatest role model. What started as a childhood fascination with chemistry led to a fourdecade-long career driven by curiosity, particularly about how medications interact with brain chemicals. No matter where Dr. Soblosky’s interests took him, one thing stayed the same: his intention to improve patients’ lives. DR. JOSEPH SOBLOSKY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (RETIRED) LSU Health New Orleans Metairie, LA Millennium Magazine Featured Listee
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