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2018 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 150
BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pennington Biomedical Research Center on its thirtieth
anniversary
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Pennington Biomedical Research Center on its thirtieth anniversary.
3 WHEREAS, Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center
4began with a vision of the late Louisiana philanthropist Claude B. "Doc" Pennington to build
5the biggest and best nutritional research facility in the nation, a vision supported by the
6generous donation of Claude B. and Irene Pennington; and
7 WHEREAS, by 1989, Pennington Biomedical had signed a $3.5 million research
8agreement with the U.S. Army, and over its three decades, the center has secured more than
9$80 million to conduct one hundred thirty research studies for the U.S. Department of
10Defense and continues to meet the nutritional needs of our nation's soldiers; and
11 WHEREAS, through research that includes collaborative efforts with public and
12private institutions and that is designed to enhance Louisiana's research infrastructure, the
13faculty and staff of Pennington Biomedical continue to work toward its mission "to discover
14the triggers of chronic diseases through innovative research that improves human health
15across the lifespan"; and
16 WHEREAS, the research faculty at Pennington Biomedical rank among the world's
17research elite, annually winning major competitive grants to fund their work, with each
18faculty member bringing in an average of six hundred thirty thousand dollars annually; and
19 WHEREAS, over the span of three decades, the state of Louisiana has appropriated
20$257 million for Pennington Biomedical's basic operating expenses and Pennington
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1Biomedical faculty members have generated $826 million in extramural funding, making
2Pennington Biomedical an economic engine for the state of Louisiana; and
3 WHEREAS, Pennington Biomedical's research findings are among the most quoted
4in scientific literature; and
5 WHEREAS, Pennington Biomedical is a world-renowned institution with ongoing
6clinical research trials that involve Louisiana participants and that test ground-breaking new
7treatments for obesity and diabetes; Pennington Biomedical has participated in the
8development of medications within every class of pharmaceuticals available to treat
9diabetes, which is an epidemic in Louisiana; and
10 WHEREAS, 2018 marks Pennington Biomedical Research Center's thirtieth
11anniversary; it is appropriate to acknowledge the history of this Louisiana resource as faculty
12and staff continue their dedicated work to achieve "Doc" Pennington's vision.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the many accomplishments of Pennington
15Biomedical Research Center during its thirty years of service and does hereby publicly
16document profound gratitude of the House of Representatives to Claude B. and Irene
17Pennington for their generous philanthropy which established Pennington Biomedical
18Research Center and continues to support this world-class research facility.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
20to the executive director of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 150 Original 2018 Regular Session Foil
Commends LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center on its 30th anniversary.
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