H.R. No. 465
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti began her tenure as dean
  of The University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School on
  December 1, 2022; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Lucchinetti is the second dean of Dell Medical
  School, which began offering classes in 2016; in addition to
  leading the faculty of the institution and overseeing the clinical
  operations at its clinic, UT Health Austin, she will serve as senior
  vice president for medical affairs at The University of Texas and
  will hold the Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean's Chair
  in Medical Leadership; and
         WHEREAS, An alumna of Rush Medical College in Chicago and
  Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Dr. Lucchinetti
  completed medical training at the Mayo Clinic and the Institute of
  Experimental Neurology at the University of Vienna in Austria; she
  joined the faculty at the Mayo Clinic in 1996 and has served as
  chair of the neurology department and dean for clinical and
  translational science; her research has centered on multiple
  sclerosis and other inflammatory demyelinating diseases, and her
  team has uncovered important findings that have led to the
  discovery of biomarkers and the development of new treatments for
  MS; during her time at the Mayo Clinic, she has also headed research
  on neuromyelitis optica, an autoimmune disease of the eye, which
  has resulted in the first FDA-approved medication for the
  condition; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Claudia Lucchinetti has distinguished herself
  as a medical scientist and researcher of the highest caliber, and
  The University of Texas and Dell Medical School are certain to
  benefit immeasurably from the extensive knowledge and experience
  she brings to her new position; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti on her
  appointment as dean of the UT Dell Medical School and extend to her
  sincere best wishes for a productive and rewarding tenure; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Lucchinetti as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Hinojosa
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 465 was adopted by the House on March
  16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House