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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Huda Zoghbi was presented with a Breakthrough |
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Prize in Life Sciences at a ceremony in Mountain View, California, |
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on December 4, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious award honors top scientists from |
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around the world who have made transformative advances toward |
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understanding living systems and extending human life; each prize |
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is accompanied by a check for $3 million; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zoghbi is a professor of molecular and human |
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genetics, pediatrics, neurology, and neuroscience at Baylor |
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College of Medicine; she was awarded the Breakthrough Prize for her |
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research into the genetic mutations responsible for Rett syndrome, |
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a rare and serious neurological disorder, and she is now leading |
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studies into other neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and |
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Parkinson's disease; a Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
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investigator, Dr. Zoghbi holds the Ralph D. Feigin, M.D., Endowed |
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Chair at Baylor and also serves as director of the Jan and Dan |
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Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's |
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Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Zoghbi attended the |
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American University of Beirut; her studies at the university's |
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medical school were interrupted when the Lebanese civil war broke |
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out; at her parents' behest, she immigrated to Texas and went on to |
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enroll at the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, |
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where she earned her medical degree; she subsequently received a |
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postdoctoral fellowship from the Baylor College of Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Huda Zoghbi's groundbreaking insight into the |
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pathogenesis of a rare disease has exciting implications for the |
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field of neuroscience, and her receipt of a Breakthrough Prize |
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reflects the high esteem in which she is held in the international |
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scientific community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Huda Zoghbi on her receipt of a |
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Zoghbi as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |