LSU Names New Executive Director of Pennington Biomedical

LSU names new executive director of Pennington Biomedical

LSU has tapped a nationally recognized diabetes researcher from the University of Washington to lead Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Petter Bjornstad has been named senior vice chancellor and executive director of the Baton Rouge research institution, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. He’s scheduled to assume the position June 30, 2027. Bjornstad currently […]

LSU names new leader of Louisiana’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. See who.

Petter Bjornstad will serve as the new senior vice chancellor and executive director of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.

New Pennington leader has big plans to expand LSU research center, broaden focus in GLP-1 era

Petter Bjornstad will serve as the next executive director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, which he wants to grow in terms of faculty and research scope.