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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.

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Senior Vice Chancellor and Executive Director Search

LSU seeks a scientist of international prominence to serve as its next Senior Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center. The SVCED of Pennington Biomedical Research Center serves as the campus' chief executive, administrative, and strategic leader for one of the nation’s premier institutions in nutrition, obesity, and metabolic health research.

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GLP1

The Critical Role of Exercise in the GLP-1 Era

As GLP-1 receptor agonists reshape obesity treatment, a new medical perspective published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, underscores a persistent gap in care: integrating exercise into weight management in ways patients can sustain. The perspective, “The Conundrum of Exercise for Weight Management in the GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Era,” examines the evolving role of physical activity alongside medications such as semaglutide, liraglutide and other GLP-1-based therapies. Authors included Pennington Biomedical’s Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., and Harvard University’s Daniel E. Lieberman, Ph.D., and Daniel H. Aslan, Ph.D.

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Spring 2026 Symposium

Pennington Biomedical Convenes Global Experts to Advance Understanding of Ultra-Processed Foods and Health

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center recently hosted a two-day scientific symposium, “Ultra-Processed Food and Health: From Mechanisms to Actions,” bringing together many of the world’s leading experts to examine one of the most pressing topics in nutrition science. The symposium convened an international group of researchers, clinicians and policy experts to explore the rapidly evolving science surrounding ultra-processed foods and their impact on human health. Discussions spanned the biological mechanisms linking ultra-processed foods to chronic disease, the gaps in the available research, the role of the food environment and industry practices, and opportunities for policy and public health action.

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Hannah Cabre

Dr. Hannah Cabré Appointed Assistant Professor and Director of the Aging, Gynecology, and Endocrinology Laboratory

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hannah Cabré as an Assistant Professor, effective May 1. Dr. Cabré, an emerging leader in the field of nutrition, aging and women’s health, will lead the newly established Aging, Gynecology, and Endocrinology Laboratory, after having trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center since May 2023 under mentors including Dr. Eric Ravussin and Dr. Leanne Redman.

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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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