Houston energy magnate, wife pledge $50M to Texas Children's Hospital

(10/23/07 - HOUSTON) -- Texas Children's Hospital in Houston says it's gotten a record $50 million gift from Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan and his wife, Jan.

The hospital will use the donation to launch an institute to study and treat pediatric neurological disorders. The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital will use a multidisciplinary research approach to understand children's brains, development patterns and related diseases.

The institute is scheduled for completion in 2010.

Dan Duncan is chairman of Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners, a provider of midstream energy services. He's made a number of philanthropic donations to advance medical, education and conservation efforts. They include a $100 million donation last year to the Baylor College of Medicine to foster cancer treatment and study.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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