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Our Research Programs

Intense discovery work in  the basic, clinical and  population  health sciences that aims to solve the significant health problems of our times.

Our Faculty & Postdocs

Expert explorers  revealing the latest scientific  breakthrough; and those blazing futures trails in biomedical research.  

Core Services

These core services -- highly specialized teams and equipment - support a sophisticated research infrastructure.

Calculators 

 From weight loss predictors to BMI calculators for adults and children,  our tools help many study and improve metabolic health.

Current Research Trials

At the heart of all medical advances, research trials lead the way to new paths for prevention, detection or treatment of disease.  

About Research  Trials

Research trials are used to determine if a new test or treatment works and is safe. 

Find out more about how the trial process works, how volunteers are protected, and other national resources of interest for volunteers and scientists. 

Participant Stories

Research trial volunteers participate for many reasons; some to help others; others to move science forward.   Find out how they are leading our work to new discoveries. 

BMI Calculator

Knowing your BMI is an important first step in research trial participation. 

Greaux Healthy

The Greaux Healthy  initiative offers easily accessible products, tools, and resources tailored to meet children and families where they are in both life and health.

Events 

Pennington Biomedical hosts events that bring scientific experts to the community on a variety of topics from the health benefits of plants to women's wellness and men's health. 

Health & Nutrition Resources

We have a number of fact sheets, flyers, and presentaitons,  including scientifically based insights into nutrition and exercise effects on health available.

Endocrinology and Diabetes

Our team is highly skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of endocrine disorders through a personalized, compassionate, and patient-centered approach.

Technology Transfer

At the forefront of translating science into solutions, technology transfer creates the bridge from the lab to the marketplace .

Facilities

Find out about our state of the art equipment  and services that are available to researchers around the world. 

Clinical Trial Volunteers

Our volunteers move science forward by participating in trials to test the safety and efficacy of new treatments, diagnostic services and pharmaceutical interventions

Interested in Investing?

The future of biomedical innovation begins in academic research facilities.  Find out more about patents, licensing and how you can become a partner.

I'm interested in...

Our Research Programs

Intense discovery work in  the basic, clinical and  population  health sciences that aims to solve the significant health problems of our times.

Our Faculty & Postdocs

Expert explorers  revealing the latest scientific  breakthrough; and those blazing futures trails in biomedical research.  

Core Services

These core services -- highly specialized teams and equipment - support a sophisticated research infrastructure.

Calculators 

 From weight loss predictors to BMI calculators for adults and children,  our tools help many study and improve metabolic health.

Current Research Trials

At the heart of all medical advances, research trials lead the way to new paths for prevention, detection or treatment of disease.  

About Research  Trials

Research trials are used to determine if a new test or treatment works and is safe. 

Find out more about how the trial process works, how volunteers are protected, and other national resources of interest for volunteers and scientists. 

Participant Stories

Research trial volunteers participate for many reasons; some to help others; others to move science forward.   Find out how they are leading our work to new discoveries. 

BMI Calculator

Knowing your BMI is an important first step in research trial participation. 

Greaux Healthy

The Greaux Healthy  initiative offers easily accessible products, tools, and resources tailored to meet children and families where they are in both life and health.

Events 

Pennington Biomedical hosts events that bring scientific experts to the community on a variety of topics from the health benefits of plants to women's wellness and men's health. 

Health & Nutrition Resources

We have a number of fact sheets, flyers, and presentaitons,  including scientifically based insights into nutrition and exercise effects on health available.

Endocrinology and Diabetes

Our team is highly skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of endocrine disorders through a personalized, compassionate, and patient-centered approach.

Technology Transfer

At the forefront of translating science into solutions, technology transfer creates the bridge from the lab to the marketplace .

Facilities

Find out about our state of the art equipment  and services that are available to researchers around the world. 

Clinical Trial Volunteers

Our volunteers move science forward by participating in trials to test the safety and efficacy of new treatments, diagnostic services and pharmaceutical interventions

Interested in Investing?

The future of biomedical innovation begins in academic research facilities.  Find out more about patents, licensing and how you can become a partner.

News

Steven Heymsfield

Dr. Steven Heymsfield Named LSU Boyd Professor – LSU’s Highest Faculty Honor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center is proud to announce that Dr. Steven B. Heymsfield, Professor of Metabolism and Body Composition, has been named a Boyd Professor of Louisiana State University – the highest faculty rank and honor awarded within the LSU System.

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Louisiana Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes, ECHO, Collaboration Secures Federal Funding Renewal

Louisiana’s Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes, or ECHO program, has secured a share of $13 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH. The award, which is for the program’s third award cycle, will support its efforts and research for five years.

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ObesityWeek

Pennington Biomedical Researchers Head to Atlanta for ObesityWeek 2025

Pennington Biomedical researchers are preparing to head to Atlanta for ObesityWeek 2025, presented by The Obesity Society, or TOS. Taking place Nov. 4-7, ObesityWeek is the preeminent international conference for obesity researchers and clinicians, featuring the latest developments in evidence-based obesity science. Pennington Biomedical will be well represented at the conference, as faculty members are not just participating in but are among the 250 experts leading courses, presentations and speaker panels during the event.

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Jackie Stephens

Pennington Biomedical Awarded Renewal of NIH-funded Center to Advance Metabolic Disease Research and Train Future Scientists

Following a competitive review process, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for Pennington Biomedical’s Metabolic Basis of Disease Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) was renewed for an additional five years. This Phase II renewal builds on the momentum achieved since the center’s establishment in 2020, enabling continued support for young scientists who are focused on the mechanisms through which nutrition and metabolism contribute to health.

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About Us

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a campus of Louisiana State University, is a world-renowned leader at the forefront of medical discoveries related to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, and nutrition.  Our scientists conduct basic, clinical and population health research with the vision of leading the world in promoting nutrition and metabolic health and eliminating metabolic disease through scientific discoveries that create solutions from cells to society.  

Key Facts

World's largest academic nutrition research center

Helped create DASH diet, a top ranked diet in the US

330 worldwide collaborators, representing 23 countries

US Military Nutrition Research Leader

 

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