Pennington Biomedical Research Center

01/07/2026

Ready for a new year’s resolution that goes the distance? Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Small Shifts campaign has the answers!

01/07/2026

Pennington Biomedical is proud to announce Dr. Jennifer Rood as Interim Executive Director of the center. She currently serves as the Associate Executive Director for Cores and Resources and has dedicated over 30 years to PBRC.

01/06/2026

01/01/2026

From all of us at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

12/25/2025

Wishing you a season filled with joy, health, and happiness! 🎉 From all of us at Pennington Biomedical, Happy Holidays to you and yours. Here’s to a wonderful and well-balanced new year! 🌟

12/23/2025

CENTER UPDATE: In observance of the holiday season, our offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 24th through Thursday, January 1st. We will resume regular business hours on Monday, January 5th.

12/20/2025

Thank you, to Dr. Susan Burke, for presenting at this week’s Work In Progress!

12/19/2025

Congratulations to Kori Murray, Director of Biomedical Engineering, for being recognized as Employee of the Quarter!

12/16/2025

It was a pleasure hosting Executive Vice President & Chancellor Jim Dalton at Pennington Biomedical. Thank you for sharing your vision for the LSU research enterprise and for highlighting the vital role Pennington Biomedical plays in advancing that mission.

12/11/2025

Thank you to the LSU Board of Supervisors for their approval of continued authorization of the Institute for Dementia Research & Prevention (IRDP) at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Today, Dr. Jeffrey Keller presented the the Board on accomplishments made by the IDRP, which has led Alzheimer’s clinical research at Pennington Biomedical since 2008, and future opportunities for expanding web LABrainS to more than 20,000 participants, with potential to exceed 100,000 through partnerships.

12/10/2025

The seven inaugural Collaboration in Action research teams supported by Our Lady of the Lake and LSU have achieved great impacts in short time, creating solutions for athletes, brain and cardiovascular health, and in the critical fight against childhood obesity and cancer.

Catch up with the teams: https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2025/12/cap-impacts.php

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12/09/2025

Do you have a child 5 years of age or younger? See if they qualify for the Shape Up! Keiki study. You can earn up to $200. Learn more: www.pbrc.edu/shapeupkeiki