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