UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 29, Page 9
April 25, 1996
Diabetes researcher to speak at honors ceremony

     James R. Galvin III, senior scientific officer of the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Md., will be the keynote
speaker Sunday, May 5, at the third annual recognition ceremony for
students in the NUCLEUS Program.
     Galvin, who will speak about his experiences in clinical medicine
and medical research, will outline his road to success at a time when
few African Americans had access to science-related fields.
     His talk, scheduled during the 3-5 p.m. ceremony in Room 120,
Clayton Hall, is free and open to the public by reservation.
Reservations must be made by April 26, by calling 831-4030.
     NUCLEUS (Network of Undergraduate Collaborative Learning
Experiences for Underrepresented Scholars) was founded in 1992 by the
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to recruit, retain and
graduate academically talented blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and
Pacific Islanders majoring in chemistry, biochemistry and the
biomedical/biological sciences. The program is funded with a grant
from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which supports women and
minorities in pursuing careers in biology and related scientific
disciplines.
     During the May 5 ceremony, students will be recognized for
outstanding performance in undergraduate research, community outreach
projects, attendance and completion of a summer medical enrichment
program, Dean's List status, acceptance into medical school, graduate
school and more. Scholarship recipients also will be announced. UD
programs and local industry supporters that have enabled the NUCLEUS
Program to serve students also will be recognized.
     Galvin also currently serves as the national director of the
Minority Medical Faculty Development Program as the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, where he also has worked as a consultant. He is a
former William K. Warren Professor for Diabetes Studies, professor of
medicine, chief of the Diabetes Section and the Endocrinology,
Metabolism and Hypertension Section, all at the University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center.
     He has been a staff associate at the National Institutes of
Health and did postgraduate medical training in internal medicine and
endocrinology at Barnes Hospital, Washington University Medical
Center, St. Louis.
     At the Diabetes Research and Training Center at Washington
University he served as an associate professor of medicine, director
of the Radio Immunoassay Core Laboratory and associate director for
professional education.
     He has received numerous civic and academic awards and honors,
including being voted clinical teacher of the year at Barnes Hospital
and outstanding clinician in the field of diabetes by the American
Diabetes Association. He was awarded the Daniel Hale Williams' award
by the Chicago Medical Association and was featured as one of the
nation's outstanding African-American achievers by Aetna.
     Galvin has served on a broad range of study sections, national
boards and advisory groups in the private and government sectors. His
research interests have been in insulin resistance and diabetes
mellitus.
     For more information, call 831-4030.
                                                          -Beth Thomas