Bill Text: TX HR203 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine on receiving the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR203 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR203-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 203 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Huda Zoghbi was presented with a Breakthrough | ||
| Prize in Life Sciences at a ceremony in Mountain View, California, | ||
| on December 4, 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This prestigious award honors top scientists from | ||
| around the world who have made transformative advances toward | ||
| understanding living systems and extending human life; each prize | ||
| is accompanied by a check for $3 million; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Zoghbi is a professor of molecular and human | ||
| genetics, pediatrics, neurology, and neuroscience at Baylor | ||
| College of Medicine; she was awarded the Breakthrough Prize for her | ||
| research into the genetic mutations responsible for Rett syndrome, | ||
| a rare and serious neurological disorder, and she is now leading | ||
| studies into other neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and | ||
| Parkinson's disease; a Howard Hughes Medical Institute | ||
| investigator, Dr. Zoghbi holds the Ralph D. Feigin, M.D., Endowed | ||
| Chair at Baylor and also serves as director of the Jan and Dan | ||
| Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's | ||
| Hospital; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Zoghbi attended the | ||
| American University of Beirut; her studies at the university's | ||
| medical school were interrupted when the Lebanese civil war broke | ||
| out; at her parents' behest, she immigrated to Texas and went on to | ||
| enroll at the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, | ||
| where she earned her medical degree; she subsequently received a | ||
| postdoctoral fellowship from the Baylor College of Medicine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Huda Zoghbi's groundbreaking insight into the | ||
| pathogenesis of a rare disease has exciting implications for the | ||
| field of neuroscience, and her receipt of a Breakthrough Prize | ||
| reflects the high esteem in which she is held in the international | ||
| scientific community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Huda Zoghbi on her receipt of a | ||
| Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Zoghbi as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 203 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
