Mildred Hughes-Fulford, Ph.D., a biochemist at the Veterns Administration Medical Center in San Francisco and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science Astronaut, will speak at Commencement at Dominican University of California on May 17, 2003.
In 1983, Dr. Hughes-Fulford was selected by NASA for extensive training and became an astronaut eight years later. In 1991, as Scientist-Astronaut, she was part of a crew aboard the Columbia. During this mission, as part of the Spacelab Life Sciences, Dr. Hughes-Fulford traveled nearly four million miles, made 140 orbits, and helped complete over 18 experiments during the 9-day journey--bringing back more medical data than any previous NASA flight. Upon her return to Earth, Dr. Hughes-Fulford served for three years as the Scientific Advisor to the Under Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Nearly 10 years ago she accepted a teaching position at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, where she remains today, serving as a professor in biochemistry, director of the Laboratory of Cell Growth, cancer research scientist, and principal medical investigator. Dr. Hughes-Fulford has contributed to over 70 academic papers and abstracts regarding cancer growth regulation.
Dr. Hughes-Fulford entered college at age 16. She received her bachelor of science in chemistry and biology from Tarleton State University, and her doctorate in plasma chemistry from Texas Woman's University as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow from 1968 to 1971 and an American Association of University Women Fellow from 1971 to 1972.
Dominican University of California, founded in 1890, is an independent, international, learning-centered university of Catholic heritage located on 80 wooded acres in San Rafael, just 11 miles north of San Francisco. With a student body of over 1,650 men and women, the University offers more than 30 bachelor's and master's degrees.
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