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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

 

Geographical Information Systems 

 

Statistics & Analysis

Cypress-Tulane's HPC

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
    • Box: Unlimited, free cloud storage with your Tulane email and password
    • OneDrive: 1TB, free cloud storage with your Tulane email and password
    • Azure: Cost passed back to requester and varies according to volume and length of time. Contact a BRM for more information.

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.

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