Background
Wyngaarden, James Barnes was born on October 19, 1924 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Martin Jacob and Johanna (Kempers) Wyngaarden.
Wyngaarden, James Barnes was born on October 19, 1924 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Martin Jacob and Johanna (Kempers) Wyngaarden.
Student, Calvin College, 1942—1943. Student, Western Michigan University, 1943—1944. Doctor of Medicine, University Michigan, 1948.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Michigan, Medical College of Ohio, 1984. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Illinois, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), George Washington University, 1986.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University South Carolina, West Michigan University, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), Duke University, 2006. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Tel Aviv University, 1987.
Intern, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1948-1949;
resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1949-1951;
visiting investigator, Public Health Research Institute, New York City, 1952-1953;
investigator, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland., 1953-1956;
associate professor medicine and biochemistry, Duke U. Medical School, 1956-1961;
professor, Duke U. Medical School, 1961-1965;
visiting scientist, Institute Biologie-Physieochemique, Paris, 1963-1964;
professor, chairman, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1965-1967;
physician-in-chief, Medical Svc. Hospital U. PA., Philadelphia, 1965-1967;
Frederic M. Hanes professor, department chairman medicine, Duke U. School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, 1967-1982;
physician-in-chief, Medical Svc. Duke U. Hospital, Durham, 1967-1982;
chief of staff, Duke U. Hospital, Durham, 1981-1982;
director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Doctor of Medicine, 1982-1989;
associate director life science, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of President, The White House, 1989-1990;
director, Human Genome Organisation, 1990-1991;
foreign secretary, NAS, 1990-1994;
professor medicine, associate vice chancellor for health affairs, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1990-1994;
retired, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1994;
member of staff, VA, Durham County Hospitals
senior associate dean international medical programs, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1995.
Consultant Office Science and Technology Executive Office of President, 1966-1972. Member President's Science Advisory Committee, 1972-1973. Member President's Committee for National Medal of Science, 1977-1980.
Member of advisory committee biology and medicine Atomic Energy Commission, 1966-1968. Member bd.sci. counselors National Institutes of Health, 1971-1974. Member of advisory board Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1969-1982.
Member of advisory council Life Insurance Medical Research Fund, 1967-1970. Advisory board Science Year, 1977-1981. Vice chairman Committee on Study National Needs for biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel, National Research Council, 1977-1981.
Board directors Hybridon Corporation, Human Genome Sciences, Magainen Pharmaceutical.
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Board directors Royal Society Medicine Foundation, 1971-1976, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar Program, 1973-1978. Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Senior surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1951-1956, rear admiral United States Public Health Service, 1982-1990.
Member American Rheumatism Association, American Federation Clinical Research, Southern Society Clinical Investigation (president 1974, founder's medal 1978), American College of Physicians (John Phillips Memorial award 1980), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, Association American Physicians (councillor 1973-1977, president 1978, Kober medal 1991), Endocrine Society, National Academy of Sciences, Royal Academy of Sciences Sweden, American Academy Arts and Science, Institute Medicine, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Interurban Clinical (Baltimore).
Married Ethel Vredevoogd, June 20, 1946 (divorced 1977). Children: Patricia Wyngaarden Fitzpatrick, Joanna Wyngaarden Gandy, Martha Wyngaarden Krauss, Lisa Wyngaarden Rolland, James Barnes Junior.