Dr. Kenneth Kratz has been Director of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) Office of Research Services for nine years. He also manages and chairs the LSUHSC-NO Institutional Review Boards. Dr. Kratz received his PhD in physiological psychology from Kansas State University. In addition to his administrative positions, he is a teaching Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSUHSC-NO, where he conducted National Institutes of Health-sponsored research for 22 years. He has lectured extensively both in academic and private research settings, and is an expert in the field of human subject protection and confidentiality measures.