TITLE: Congratulating James P. Allison of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on his receipt of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

SUMMARY: Congratulating James P. Allison of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on his receipt of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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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 Tcells, 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 House of Representatives of the 86th Texas 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 House of Representatives. Davis of Harris Zerwas Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Fierro Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White Frullo Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Geren Murphy Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu Goldman Neave Zedler Gonz lez of Dallas Nev rez Zerwas Gonz lez of El Paso Noble Zwiener Goodwin Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 161 was adopted by the House on February 12, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House