Research Resources
Tulane University has the following technology resources available for researchers. Please review prior to purchasing applications with similar functionality.
For new requests for software or services not currently available, please see the IT Project Request form.
For a list of all software and applications available for Tulane faculty, staff and students, please visit the Tulane Software Portal. Please see below for software and applications commonly used in research activities.
Creative Apps
- BioRender: life science research illustrations, icons, and graphs for your posters, papers, and presentations. Only available to employees and students with an existing Tulane license. As of fall 2023, we are no longer accepting new users. However, you can register for a free account. Learn more about BioRender.
- Graphpad: No-code application that facilitates creation of tables that are structured for scientific research and guide statistical analyses to streamline research workflow. Users outside of School of Medicine may request access to Graphpad via a ServiceNow ticket.
Data Collection & Survey Tools
Electronic Research Administration
- Cayuse (grant lifecycle management system)
Electronic Lab Notebooks
- LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook
- Lab Archives Scheduler
- Lab Archives Inventory
Geographical Information Systems
- ESRI ArcGIS (available via software.tulane.edu or download the desktop application)
Statistics & Analysis
- IBM SPSS Statistics (available via software.tulane.edu)
- MATLAB (available for high-performance computing, Cypress)
- Mathematica (available via software.tulane.edu)
- NVIVO Qualitative Data (by service request)
- Statistical Analysis System (SAS) (available via software.tulane.edu)
- Stata 16 (available via software.tulane.edu)
- RStudio (available via software.tulane.edu)
Requesting a Cypress (High Performance Computer) Account
All accounts must be associated with a Tulane faculty member who is the Principal Investigator (PI) of his/her research group. Please have your PI contact us at hpcadmin@tulane.edu to establish a group on Cypress. (If some members of your group have Cypress accounts, your group is already established.)
After your group is established, submit a Cypress HPC service request.
HPC Consulting Services include:
- Custom HPC Package Solutions
- HPC Training
- HPC Code Review
- HPC Parallel Programming
- Globus: All Globus access must be approved by the Research Technology Committee prior to access being provisioned. If interested in access, please email brm@tulane.edu to request the Globus Use Case from to initiate the review process.
- REDCap
- Cloud Storage
When applying for funding, grant applicants may be required to submit information about the technology resources their institution provides to aid in research activities.
Please email brm@tulane.edu for the most updated Boiler Plate information.