About the Bentsen Stroke Center

“We are dedicated to establishing a center that is focused on stroke research and I believe with all my heart that our children and grandchildren will benefit from the transformational work that will be done here.”
– Mrs. B.A. Bentsen
January 22, 2009

The Senator Lloyd and B.A. Bentsen Center for Stroke Research promotes research and collaboration leading to the prevention of stroke, a medical problem affecting countless individuals and families. With three-quarters of a million new or recurrent strokes each year in the U.S., research is vital to better understand, treat and help people avoid stroke. Researchers involved in the Bentsen Center – in areas including stem cell therapy, genetic predictors of stroke, induced hypothermia/hibernation, molecular imaging of the vascular system, and others – will have tremendous impact on the medical field as the center goes forward.

About Senator Lloyd Bentsen

Serving as a four-term U.S. Senator from Texas and as Secretary of the Treasury, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. was one of the most respected and influential politicians of the twentieth century.  Senator Bentsen and his wife, B.A., visualized the creation of a significant research center to combat one of this nation’s leading causes of death and disability.  Their generosity, and that of many others, led to the establishment of this research program that is now a major component of The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases.