Michael Kotlikoff | |
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Interim President of Cornell University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Martha E. Pollack |
Acting President of Cornell University | |
In office March 6, 2016 – April 25, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Elizabeth Garrett |
Succeeded by | Hunter R. Rawlings III |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, VMD) University of California, Davis (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anatomy and physiology |
Thesis | Dynamic 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.