H.R. No. 689
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to
recognize Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, regental professor and chairman of
pharmacology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas, for his many contributions to medicine and medical
education; and
WHEREAS, A recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1994,
Dr. Gilman discovered, characterized, and purified a set of guanine
nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins termed "G proteins"; and
WHEREAS, This invaluable discovery revealed how cells
communicate to control the most fundamental processes in the human
body and opened the way for the development of new therapies for
many major diseases, benefiting the field of medicine and patients
throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, A dedicated professor and research leader at
Southwestern Medical Center for more than two decades, Dr. Gilman
has contributed to a greater understanding of medical science and
to the teaching of science in Texas; and
WHEREAS, The people of the State of Texas are fortunate to
have such a gifted scientist as Dr. Gilman as a part of The
University of Texas System during the past 22 years; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Dr. Alfred G. Gilman for his important
contributions to medical and scientific education and to the
furtherance of biomedical understanding and discovery and extend to
him best wishes for success in his future endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Gilman as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Wolens Hodge
Giddings Goolsby
Keffer of Dallas Harper-Brown
Alonzo Driver
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 689 was adopted by the House on April
7, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House