Pennington Biomedical, additional LSU institutions receive major grant for first athletic research center in Louisiana
Date: 06/04/24
Baton Rouge, La.
Pennington Biomedical researchers, and a team of clinicians and staff were selected to receive a research grant from the LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research to establish Louisiana’s first center for athletic research. The 2024 Provost’s Fund for Innovation is the largest internal funding program in LSU history, investing $1.2 million in interdisciplinary research teams. The team will be led by Dr. Guillaume Spielmann, who is an assistant professor in the LSU School of Kinesiology and an adjunct assistant professor at Pennington Biomedical. The research team also includes the Director of Pennington Biomedical’s Behavior Technology Laboratory, Dr. Tiffany Stewart.
Pennington Biomedical researchers, and a team of clinicians and staff were selected to receive a research grant from the LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research to establish Louisiana’s first center for athletic research. The 2024 Provost’s Fund for Innovation is the largest internal funding program in LSU history, investing $1.2 million in interdisciplinary research teams. The team will be led by Dr. Guillaume Spielmann, who is an assistant professor in the LSU School of Kinesiology and an adjunct assistant professor at Pennington Biomedical. The research team also includes the Director of Pennington Biomedical’s Behavior Technology Laboratory, Dr. Tiffany Stewart.
The Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research is distributed across six categories, including Big Idea Grants. The Big Idea Grant recipient research teams were categorized into 3 phases, with Phase 1 grants receiving $25,000 and Phase 2 grants receiving $75,000. The athletic research center project, formally named the Center for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, will receive a phase 3 grant of $250,000. The Center for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine will provide structured research and open future opportunities for funding to support the health and performance of LSU athletes.
“I’m excited to be a part of two dynamic projects that have received support from the Provost’s Fund,” said Dr. Spielmann. “Aligned with the biomedicine priority, both projects support research to address health issues and discover ways to positively impact the lives of Louisiana residents and beyond. I look forward to collaborating with the respective teams, and I appreciate this articulation of LSU’s commitment to research.”