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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Martha U. Gillette, 
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professor of cell and structural biology at the University of 
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Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for receiving the Women in 
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Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Women in Neuroscience, an international 
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organization formed to promote the advancement of women in the 
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field of neuroscience at all levels, awards the Mika Salpeter 
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Lifetime Achievement Award annually to one recipient; 
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qualifications for receiving the award include: sustained 
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exceptional achievements in neuroscience as evidenced by 
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publications, inventions, or awards; service to  the 
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neuroscience profession through related organizations; 
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recognition at national or international levels as a scientist, 
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educator, businessperson, or administrator in neuroscience; 
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demonstration of a  high degree of imagination, innovation, and 
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initiative in the pursuit of neuroscience; an unusual 
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dedication to facilitating the entry, mentoring, and 
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advancement  of young women in the field of neuroscience; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Dr. Gillette is exceptionally qualified for this 
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award; she is head of the Department of Cell and Structural 
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Biology and a professor of cell and structural biology and 
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molecular and integrative physiology at the University of 
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Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; she has an appointment to the 
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Institute for Genomic Biology; she co-chairs two Chancellor's 
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Cross-Campus Initiatives; her work includes ground-breaking 
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research in the field of sleep disorders; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Dr. Gillette has been a member of the University 
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of Illinois faculty since 1989; since 1986 she has been a 
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mentor to female medical scholars and female graduate and 
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postdoctoral researchers; Dr. Gillette was instrumental in 
 


 






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creating opportunities for women at Cornell University in 
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Ithaca, New York; she is the associate editor of the journal 
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"Sleep"; she is the vice-president of the National Sleep 
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Foundation and is the President of the Society for Research on 
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Biological Rhythms; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dr. Martha U. Gillette on her recent award and 
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recognize her as an asset to the University of Illinois and to 
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the State of Illinois as a whole; and be it further
 

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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Gillette as a token of our respect and esteem 
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and with our best wishes for future success in her respective 
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field.