Richard P. Lifton

Richard P. Lifton
11th President of Rockefeller University
Assumed office
September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)
Preceded byMarc Tessier-Lavigne
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)
AwardsWiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (2008)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
Institutions
ThesisThe organization and expression of the Drosophila melanogaster histone genes and interspersed mobile elements (1986)
Doctoral advisorDavid Hogness

Richard Priestley Lifton (born 1953) is an American biochemist and the 11th and current president of The Rockefeller University.[1]

  1. ^ "Richard P. Lifton assumes office as the university's 11th president". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 1 September 2016.