Bill Text: TX SR144 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating James P. Allison on being awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-12 - Reported enrolled [SR144 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR144-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Dr. James P. Allison, chair of the department of | ||
| immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | ||
| in Houston, was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or | ||
| Medicine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A world-renowned scientist and pioneer in cancer | ||
| immunotherapy, Dr. Allison received the award jointly with | ||
| Japanese immunologist Tasuku Honjo for their independent | ||
| discovery of cancer therapies that stimulate the immune system to | ||
| attack tumor cells; during Dr. Allison's research of T cells, | ||
| white blood cells that regulate a wide range of immune responses, | ||
| he found that deactivating the protein CTLA-4 can unleash the | ||
| body's power to fight back against malignant tumors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Allison earned his doctoral degree at The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin; the executive director of the | ||
| Immunotherapy Platform at MD Anderson Cancer Center, he is also the | ||
| center's Vivian L. Smith Distinguished Chair in Immunology and the | ||
| director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; among | ||
| his myriad honors, he is a member of the National Academies of | ||
| Science and Medicine, and he was recognized with the Lasker-Debakey | ||
| Clinical Medical Research Award in 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The groundbreaking contributions of Dr. James | ||
| Allison have placed him at the forefront of a promising new field of | ||
| cancer research, and his efforts are inspiring other scientists in | ||
| the Lone Star State and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. James P. Allison on his | ||
| receipt of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Allison as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 12, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
