Galveston County Daily News July 12, 2007 GALVESTON- Dr. James LeDuc of University of Texas Medical Branch is one of two dozen experts tapped to join a project to increase the nation's awareness of the need for greater investment in research to improve global health. Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research has named the UTMB professor and administrator among 24 "global health ambassadors," joining 27 ambassadors who were designated last year.