Research Projects

To advance the public's health and well-being through education, research & service
with a focus on issues affecting Louisiana

Faculty members in the Biostatistics Program are active researchers in statistical methodology and in collaborative research studies resulting in publications in leading statistical, clinical, and biomedical research journals. The Biostatistics faculty works closely with the nine federally-supported Centers of Excellence at LSUHSC and is actively involved in research supported by funding agencies such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Graduate students in the degree programs offered by the Biostatistics Program work on these projects under the supervision of faculty mentors as part of their statistical consulting coursework. Partial listing of sponsored research projects in which the Biostatistics faculty is currently involved.

Significance of a Novel Germline AR Mutation in Black Men with Prostate Cancer
P.I. S Koochekpour
NIH/NCI. 

Prosaposin: A Novel Biomarker of Prostate Cancer Progression in African-Americans
P.I. S Koochekpour
NIH/NCMHD. 

Prognostic value of AR mutation in primary African-American prostate cancer
P.I. S Koochekpour
NIH/NCI. 

Dillard-LSUHSC Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center
PI: B Dennis/J Estrada
NIH/NCMHD

Statistical data analysis of cancer registry data
PI: V Chen 
CDC/LTR 

Mentoring Translational Researchers in Louisiana
P.I. A. Ochoa 
NIH/NCRR.

Arginine Availability, Modulated by MDSC, Regulates T Cell Function in Cancer
P.I. A Ochoa, Pediatrics
NIH/NIC. 

Oral Immune Dysfunction and Candidiasis in HIV Infection
P.I. Paul Fidel, Jr.,
NIDCR. 

Mentoring Oral Health Research in Louisiana
P.I. Paul Fidel, Jr, Ph.D.
NIH/NCRR

IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence
PI (subcontract): Hilary Thompson
NIH/NCRR

Comparing the Effectiveness of City Policy and Structure in Health Disparities
PI: Richard Scribner 
NIAAA

Determinants of Human Longevity and Healthy Aging: "Louisiana Healthy Aging Project"
PI: Jazwinski
Core B: Data Management and Sampling. Core B
NIH/NIA

Mechanisms for the Metabolic Syndrome in Prepubertal African-American and Caucasian Children
PI: Sothern
NIH

Special Programs of National Significance, Smile Again New Orleans
PI: Leigh
HRSA 

Recruiting Superior Students in Biometry and Biostatistics
PI: Mercante
La BoR

Recruiting Superior Graduate Students in Biostatistics
PI: Mercante
La BoR

Novel Antibacterial Fluoride-releasing Dental Materials
PI: Xu
NIH/NIDCR