Dr. John Kirwan, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (2018)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-05-23
Duration: 00:29:52
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Kirwan, John | Health | Scientific research | Obesity | Diabetes
Contributors:
- Kirwan, John Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. John Kirwan before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on May 23, 2018. Dr. Kirwan is the executive director at the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. He discusses: Louisiana’s $10 billion chronic disease burden; the history of Pennington; their business model; their work with the military on research into the effect of nutrition on performance; their research and clinical trials on diabetes, obesity, asthma, and Alzheimer’s; and their vision for the future. He also answers questions from the audience.