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Intense discovery work in the basic, clinical and population health sciences that aims to solve the significant health problems of our times.
Expert explorers revealing the latest scientific breakthrough; and those blazing futures trails in biomedical research.
These core services -- highly specialized teams and equipment - support a sophisticated research infrastructure.
From weight loss predictors to BMI calculators for adults and children, our tools help many study and improve metabolic health.
At the heart of all medical advances, research trials lead the way to new paths for prevention, detection or treatment of disease.
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.
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.
Knowing your BMI is an important first step in research trial participation.
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.
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.
We have a number of fact sheets, flyers, and presentaitons, including scientifically based insights into nutrition and exercise effects on health available.
Our team is highly skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of endocrine disorders through a personalized, compassionate, and patient-centered approach.
At the forefront of translating science into solutions, technology transfer creates the bridge from the lab to the marketplace .
Find out about our state of the art equipment and services that are available to researchers around the world.
Our volunteers move science forward by participating in trials to test the safety and efficacy of new treatments, diagnostic services and pharmaceutical interventions
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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Pennington Biomedical Men's Health Summit to be Held Aug. 22
Registration is now open for the 2026 Pennington Biomedical Men’s Health Summit, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22. Presented by FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake and hosted by Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, the free summit is available to all over the age of 18.
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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.
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