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Health and ScienceDr. Petter Bjornstad is named to lead Pennington Biomedical Research CenterLSU named Dr. Petter Bjornstad the new senior vice chancellor and executive director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center on Thursday, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. He's now executive director of the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute at the University of Washington. He begins June 30, 2027.Saturday’s editionRead

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