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By: A. Johnson of Harris H.R. No. 978

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Erez Lieberman Aiden of Baylor College of Medicine is being presented with the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Physical Sciences from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology in May 2023; and

WHEREAS, Established in 2006, the O'Donnell Awards annually recognize Texas-based researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society, and whose work meets the highest standards of professional performance, creativity, and resourcefulness; honorees are selected in five categories, medicine, engineering, biological sciences, physical sciences, and technology innovation, and each award includes a $25,000 honorarium as well as an invitation to present at TAMEST's annual conference; and

WHEREAS, Erez Lieberman Aiden is being recognized for his groundbreaking research on genomic 3D structures, which may one day lead to treating diseases by targeting dark matter within the body; he is working to apply his findings in clinical settings with the support of Baylor College of Medicine; and

WHEREAS, A leading biophysical scientist, Mr. Liberman Aiden is an associate professor of molecular and human genetics, an Emeritus McNair Scholar, and a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine; he has further distinguished himself as an adjunct professor of computer science and a senior scientist at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics at Rice University; he holds doctorates from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and

WHEREAS, Erez Lieberman Aiden's important research efforts have made a lasting, positive impact in his field, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Erez Lieberman Aiden on his receipt of the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Physical Sciences from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Lieberman Aiden as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.