Dr. Gavin has served as a director since December 2005 and serves on the Corporate Governance Committee. Dr. Gavin is President and Chief Executive Officer of MicoIslet, Inc. and is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. He also serves as Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs, Healing Our Village, Inc. He was President of the Morehouse School of Medicine from 2002 to 2004. Dr. Gavin is a member of the board of directors of Baxter International Inc., Anastasia Marie Laboratories, Inc., dLife, Inc., MicroIslets, Inc., and Nuvelo, Inc. Dr. Gavin was Chairman of the board of directors of Equidyne Corporation from August 2001 to 2003. He was also a member of the board of directors of Taste for Living, Inc. from 1999 to 2002. From 1991 to 2002, Dr. Gavin was the Senior Scientific Officer of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. From 2002 until 2005, he served as National Chairman of the National Diabetes Education Program. He completed his B.S. in Chemistry at Livingstone College, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Emory University and his M.D. at Duke University Medical School. Dr. Gavin has received numerous civic and academic awards and honors. |