Michael Kotlikoff

Michael Kotlikoff
Interim President of Cornell University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2024
Preceded byMartha E. Pollack
Acting President of Cornell University
In office
March 6, 2016 – April 25, 2016
Preceded byElizabeth Garrett
Succeeded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, DVM)
University of California, Davis (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy and physiology
ThesisDynamic mechanical properties of the canine trachea in situ (impedance, propagation) (1984)

Michael I. Kotlikoff is an American biomedical researcher, academic leader, veterinarian, former provost of Cornell University from 2015 to 2024, and interim president of Cornell University since July 2024.[1][2] Since 1986, his academic research on cardiovascular biology, optogenetics, mouse genetics, and ion channel function has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.

  1. ^ "From 'scholarship kid' to president, Kotlikoff meets the moment | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  2. ^ Michael I. Kotlikoff, dean of Vet College, named provost since 2015 Cornell.edu