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C Letter Report: Research Progress Review of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Submitted May 1992
C Letter Report: Research Progress Review of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Submitted May 1992
Pages 67-76
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Appendix C Letter Report: Research Progress Review of the Pennington Biomeclical Research Center Submitted May 1992
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, the CMNR met at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sept.
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and heard presentations of the research accomplishments during the grant period from the Center staff and a statement from COL Askew. On September 20, 1991 the Committee met in executive session and reviewed the accomplishments of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center over the grant period in relation to the grant Statement of Work, the goals of the principal investigator, and their own previous recommendations.
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General Comments The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a very impressive facility having an excellent physical plant for laboratory and clinical research. Considerable progress has been achieved in staffing and development of research activities since the CMNR's last visit on December 12, 1988.
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It should be noted that all of this has been accomplished with limited staff support. The Committee is of the opinion that the Clinical Research Lab is a valuable resource to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center as well as being extremely valuable to USARIEM.
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The Committee was favorably impressed with the quality and quantity of work completed thus far. In view of the expanding nature of military research projects which utilize stable isotopes in their protocols, the Committee recommends continued funding of the Stable Isotope Laboratory for priority support of military studies.
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It is important that the research conducted under this program be well focused in order that its relevance can be evaluated both in long term and in applications to the near term. The CMNR recommends that a special site review be conducted in which efforts are undertaken to delineate major Army needs and review the Pennington Biomedical Research Center's program in light of responding to those needs with highly focused research.
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In the event that future plans might evolve to include implementation of such a health promotion program for military dependents, it is the position of the CMNR that a thorough review of the results of this study and delineation of desired objectives, including inclusion of methodology to evaluate long-term outcomes, should be conducted prior to implementation. Project No.
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Therefore the Committee believes that this project, if continued, should be conducted in a military facility where the staff is more familiar with the military menu and procurement systems in order for a practical program to be developed. Overall Conclusions and Recommendations Generally, the Committee was impressed with the quality of the research activities at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center given the constraints of essentially starting from a zero base in equipping the facilities, recruiting staff, and initiating research activities, and felt that the funds provided by the U.S.
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