Why Your Support Matters
LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s mission is to discover and translate scientific knowledge into effective solutions that prevent and treat obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic diseases. Every day, we advance scientific research to improve human health and well-being. We envision a world where healthier lifestyles and cutting-edge medical research create a future free from chronic diseases, empowering individuals to live their best lives.
Our commitment to groundbreaking research, community outreach, and interdisciplinary collaboration drives us to tackle the global health crisis of metabolic diseases. Our guiding values of excellence, innovation, and integrity guide every project we undertake, ensuring that our work has a lasting impact on both the scientific community and the broader population. At Pennington Biomedical, we bring together scientists, clinicians, and community leaders to find solutions that can transform lives.
This LSU Giving Day, your gift will strengthen the winning teams that drive LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center forward. Thank you for your support!
Impact Areas
Your generosity on LSU Giving Day impacts the following priority initiatives:
1. Innovation for Impact Fund
Your support for the Innovation for Impact Fund ensures that Pennington Biomedical remains ready to address the most urgent research and programmatic priorities. Contributions provide flexibility to respond to emerging challenges, enhance existing projects, and fund critical initiatives that drive progress in metabolic disease research and prevention. Your generosity helps us continue to pursue our mission with urgency and impact, ensuring that we can make a difference in the health of individuals and communities.
2. Greaux Healthy Initiative
Childhood obesity is one of Louisiana's most urgent public health crises — threatening our children's health, limiting their potential, and driving millions in preventable healthcare costs. Greaux Healthy is an evidence-based initiative from Pennington Biomedical and the State of Louisiana tackling this crisis head-on. We're transforming groundbreaking research into real-world solutions, giving families, schools, healthcare providers, and communities the tools they need to create lasting change. But we can’t do it alone. Your support is vital to turn scientific discoveries into real-life programs that help Louisiana's children thrive.
3. Equipment for Discovery Fund
Groundbreaking research at Pennington Biomedical relies on cutting-edge equipment to unlock new scientific discoveries that can transform health outcomes. Advanced technology enables our researchers to explore complex biological processes, develop innovative therapies, and address pressing health challenges. Contributions to the Equipment for Discovery Fund provide essential resources to equip our labs, providing Pennington Biomedical scientists with the tools needed to push the boundaries of research and drive impactful scientific breakthroughs.
