LSU Health N.O. offers fast-track option - Public Health
State makes effort to curb ‘brain drain’ BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer LSU Health New Orleans is offering a fast-track admissions option for those interested in a public health career. Starting next year, any potential student who is a Louisiana resident or has an undergraduate degree from a Louisiana institution with at least a 3.0 […]
Cluster effect for SNP–SNP interaction pairs for predicting complex traits - Public Health
ABSTRACT – Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) interactions are the key to improving polygenic risk scores. Previous studies reported several significant SNP–SNP interaction pairs that shared a common SNP to form a cluster, but some identified pairs might be false positives. This study aims to identify factors associated with the cluster effect of false positivity and […]
University Partnership Research Brief - Public Health
Under a program created by Dr. Peggy Honoré, the LSUHSC-NO Health Policy Honors Program provides medical students with basic foundations in health policy analysis and research. A 3-year (2022-2024) Public University Partnership Program (PUPP) grant awarded to Dr. Honoré by Louisiana Medicaid provided three Health Policy Honors medical students – Eva Mace MD, Madeline DeGrange […]
Biostatistics and Data Science students and faculty showcased their work at the Joint Statistical Meetings - Public Health
The Biostatistics and Data Science program had a strong presence this year at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) held in Portland, Oregon, between August 3 and 8, 2024. Several of our faculty and students delivered presentations on topics such as robust inference, large genomic studies, and time-dynamic statistical methods. Pictured from left to right are […]