Bill Text: TX HR1554 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. David Wang on being named the VA North Texas Health Care System's 2019 Researcher of the Year.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-16 - Reported enrolled [HR1554 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR1554-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 1554
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Dr. David Wang is being honored by the VA North
  Texas Health Care System as its Researcher of the Year on May 16,
  2019; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Wang serves as a staff medical oncologist for
  the VA North Texas Health Care System as well as an associate
  professor of internal medicine at The University of Texas
  Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas; he holds an undergraduate
  degree from Asbury College, a medical degree from Vanderbilt
  University, and a graduate degree in cellular and molecular
  medicine from Johns Hopkins University; while in medical school, he
  was selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National
  Institutes of Health Research Scholar, and he notably performed
  research at the National Cancer Institute; he went on to complete
  his residency in internal medicine on the Osler Medical Service of
  Johns Hopkins and his medical oncology fellowship at the Sidney
  Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; and
         WHEREAS, Among his most significant accomplishments,
  Dr. Wang has been part of a lab group that has made breakthroughs in
  understanding Barrett's esophagus, a condition that can be a
  precursor to esophageal cancer; his lab has also focused its
  research efforts on developing biomarkers and molecularly targeted
  therapy strategies for esophageal cancer; these studies have been
  funded by grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans
  Affairs, the American Cancer Society, and the National Institutes
  of Health; and
         WHEREAS, As a clinically active oncologist, Dr. Wang was
  instrumental in establishing a multidisciplinary GI malignancy
  clinic at the Dallas VA Medical Center, and he serves as the
  principal investigator for many of its clinical trials; he is also
  the oncology team leader for the UT Southwestern Esophageal
  Diseases Center, a member of the national VA GI Clinical Trials
  Steering Committee, and a member of the Via Pathways GI Cancer
  clinical guidelines panel; his other professional affiliations
  include the American Gastroenterological Association, the American
  Association for Cancer Research, and the American Society of
  Clinical Oncology; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. David Wang has distinguished himself through
  his professional achievements and his commitment to the advancement
  of research with lifesaving potential, and his efforts have
  contributed greatly to the mission of the VA North Texas Health Care
  System; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. David Wang on being named the
  VA North Texas Health Care System's 2019 Researcher of the Year 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. Wang as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Sherman, Sr.
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1554 was adopted by the House on May
  14, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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