Groundbreaking Cancer Research. Lifesaving Care. Right Here in Louisiana.
At LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center, cancer care begins with research. Our doctors, scientists, and clinicians are leading bold efforts to understand, prevent, and treat cancer—right here in Louisiana.
With researchers spanning LSU’s Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and Veterinary Medicine, as well as the flagship campus in Baton Rouge and Pennington Biomedical Research Center, we’re building a powerful, statewide network of innovation.
Every discovery made here has the potential to transform cancer care across the state and beyond, helping more people live longer, healthier lives.
Member Directory
LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center members represent the areas of basic, clinical/translational, and cancer prevention, control, and population science (CPCPS) and are actively involved in cancer research.
Membership Program
LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center membership is based on having a primary cancer focus, research excellence, and consistent participation in cancer center activities as expected of centers aspiring for NCI designation. Members will be in one of three programs: cancer initiation and progression, translational oncology, or population science & disparities with evidence of active cancer-relevant research. All members must have a faculty appointment at Louisiana State University. Categories of membership include Research Member, Associate, and Trainee. Criteria for each membership category can be found by clicking the button below.
Research Areas of Focus and Training
Shared Resources
As members of the LSU LCMC Cancer Center, our researchers have access to shared resources, including the following Core Laboratories:
- HIV Clinical Tumor Biorepository
- Biostatistics Bioinformatics Core
- Cellular Immunology Metabolomics Core
- Translational Genomics Core
- Molecular Histopathology Analytical Microscopy
- Proteomics-Metabolomics Core
Clinical Trials & Funding
Cancer affects 1 in 4 Americans. However major advances in understanding what causes cancer, and how best to treat it, have decreased mortality by cancer and extended the life of over 18 million Americans. This is largely the result of basic research and cancer clinical trials (or clinical studies). Clinical trials allow patients and doctors to participate in advanced studies and receive treatment today with new medications that will be approved in the future.
A clinical trial or research study is a way for physicians and scientists to apply the latest technology to how they care for a disease. Most studies show that patients participating in clinical trials have better outcomes, i.e. survival and a better quality of life. However, less than 10% of adult cancer patients participate in cancer clinical trials in the United States. These low numbers are worse for patients in underserved and impoverished areas. By expanding the number of cancer studies and treatment locations available in the Gulf South region, we are working to improve the quality of patient care and reduce the rate of cancer deaths. Everyone in our region should have access to the best and most advanced cancer care possible through clinical trials, no matter where they live or what kind of cancer they have.
Our Research
LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.