PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL AT A GLANCE
Mission
To discover the triggers of chronic diseases through innovative research that improves human health across the lifespan.
Size
650,000 square feet of research space covering 237 acres
Faculty and Staff
Nearly 200 scientists including over
70 faculty, 90 adjunct faculty and over
30 postdoctoral researchers
Approximately 350 additional research associates, research technicians and support personnel
Executive Director
Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D.
FY 2011-2012 Operating Budget
$55 million
Major Research Funding
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, State of Louisiana, Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, and others.
University Support
As a member of the
Louisiana State University System, the Pennington Center benefits from close ties with LSU’s Baton Rouge campus, the LSU Medical Center, and the LSU Agricultural Center.
Laboratories
50 research laboratories and
19 core facilities, including genomics, proteomics, clinical chemistry, mass spectrometry, cell culture, comparative biology, transgenic, body composition, and food analysis laboratories.
Clinic & Imaging Center
Outpatient examination and interview rooms, 14 inpatient rooms, metabolic kitchen, metabolic procedure room, two whole-room indirect calorimeters, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, ultrasound imaging, air displacement plethysmography, MRS, and underwater weighing unit.
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