LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the
Trudeau Institute

WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
commend and recognize those esteemed individuals and institutions within
the medical community for their extraordinary and sustained contrib-
utions to the progress of medicine and the improvement of life; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 125th Anniversary of the Trudeau Institute, Wednesday, March
4, 2009; and
WHEREAS, On a warm, sunny day, founder Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau
would have encouraged new patients to spend their time outside in the
fresh air "taking the cure" for tuberculosis back in 1884; and
WHEREAS, Fresh-air treatment for "consumption" had been in practice in
Europe for some time by then, a measure of cure for the wealthy and
well-heeled; and
WHEREAS, But on March 4, 1884, the cure was available for all; this
date is the date Dr. Edward L. Trudeau incorporated the sanatorium in
Saranac Lake, New York, to spread this treatment to people who couldn't
afford it; he began treating working people, the democratization of
health care of this kind; and
WHEREAS, It was Dr. Edward L. Trudeau who began the first successful
sanatorium; his persistence as well as his optimism were important,
along with the fact his research was based on science; and
WHEREAS, For Christmas in 1884, Dr. Edward L. Trudeau received a hand-
written translation of experiments done by Dr. Robert Koch in Germany
finding "consumption" was caused by the tubercle bacillus; and
WHEREAS, He then began to duplicate Koch's experiments and was soon
doing his own research; his Saranac Lab opened on Church Street in 1894
to support that research, and continued into the 20th century; and
WHEREAS, In 1964, the Saranac Lab moved to a modern research facility
on Lower Saranac Lake renamed the Trudeau Institute, where scientific
inquiry continues to look for treatments to cure new strains of tubercu-
losis, cancer, plague and influenza, alongside dozens of other projects;
and
WHEREAS, Today, the Trudeau Institute, which employs 144 people,
including 34 of the world's leading research scientists, continues to
win grants for significant research; and
WHEREAS, Construction of a new research wing, the Stafford Wing, will
soon be finished, subsequently enabling the increase of investigators,
assistants and technicians at the Trudeau Institute; and
WHEREAS, Medical research is vital to the current health care needs of
all citizens and contributes to the advancement of future medical break-
throughs; and
WHEREAS, As a leader in its field, the Trudeau Institute has proven
itself to be a great asset to medicine and to the health and welfare of
the citizens of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community by continuing to
improve human health and have shown a long and sustained commitment to
excellence, have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Trudeau Institute, observed on
March 4, 2009; to recognize this milestone, a celebration of Dr. Edward
L. Trudeau's gift to the region and to the world will be held in the

renovated Saranac Laboratory this summer, with an exhibit titled "125
Years of Science" opening on July 18, 2009; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, New York.