TITLE: Congratulating Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti on her appointment as dean of The University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti on her appointment as dean of The University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti began her tenure as dean of The University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School on December 1, 2022; and WHEREAS, Dr. Lucchinetti is the second dean of Dell Medical School, which began offering classes in 2016; in addition to leading the faculty of the institution and overseeing the clinical operations at its clinic, UT Health Austin, she will serve as senior vice president for medical affairs at The University of Texas and will hold the Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean's Chair in Medical Leadership; and WHEREAS, An alumna of Rush Medical College in Chicago and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Dr. Lucchinetti completed medical training at the Mayo Clinic and the Institute of Experimental Neurology at the University of Vienna in Austria; she joined the faculty at the Mayo Clinic in 1996 and has served as chair of the neurology department and dean for clinical and translational science; her research has centered on multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory demyelinating diseases, and her team has uncovered important findings that have led to the discovery of biomarkers and the development of new treatments for MS; during her time at the Mayo Clinic, she has also headed research on neuromyelitis optica, an autoimmune disease of the eye, which has resulted in the first FDA-approved medication for the condition; and WHEREAS, Dr. Claudia Lucchinetti has distinguished herself as a medical scientist and researcher of the highest caliber, and The University of Texas and Dell Medical School are certain to benefit immeasurably from the extensive knowledge and experience she brings to her new position; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti on her appointment as dean of the UT Dell Medical School and extend to her sincere best wishes for a productive and rewarding tenure; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Lucchinetti as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hinojosa Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 465 was adopted by the House on March 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House