Research Resources
Department Biostatistician
Department Biostatistician, Dr. Zhide Fang, is available to provide biostatistical support to faculty, fellows, and residents. Please see below for revised scheduling procedures:
- Email Zhide Fang at zfang@lsuhsc.edu
- Provide a brief explanation of the service you need and, if applicable, times you can meet.
- Dr. Fang may request additional information depending on the nature of your request.
- Asking simple, direct questions through email is welcome at any time, but appointments are preferred.
Library Support information:
LSUHSC Research Services Librarian, Sharon Duffy, MLIS shared the following resources that the Library has offer to assist in the research process:
- Literature Search – The library is available to help at any phase of your project. This can be assessing the current state of the literature to identify the gaps and where your project will fit in. It can also be related to learning more about your topic to build your knowledge base. You can email Sharon Duffy to start this process.
- Citation Management – LSUHSC has institutional subscriptions to EndNote and RefWorks. They have a LibGuide with information about these tools. They also offer classes to help you learn more about using them.
- Readability Service – When creating materials for your research studies that involve informed consent documents, the library can assist you with ensuring the documents are understandable to your desired audience. See the LibGuide on this service for more information.
- Publication Selection Support – The Library has tools available for assisting you with finding possible journals that would be a good fit for your project even in the early stage of your work. This can help ensure your project meets their requirements and guidelines and follows models used by similar projects. The library can identify similar projects and where they are published. They can also look at journal impact factors and discern the overall quality of publications. You can email Sharon Duffy to start this process.
LSUHSC Institutional Review Board
LSUHSC-NO's Human Subjects Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) are responsible for reviewing all research activities or investigations involving human beings, with the purpose of protecting the rights and welfare of individuals participating in such research. It is the policy of LSUHSC-NO that all activities involving human beings and/or information or specimens collected from human beings must be presented to the HRPP for a determination as to whether:
To learn more about the IRB click HERE