Richard P. Lifton | |
|---|---|
| 11th President of Rockefeller University | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Tessier-Lavigne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD) |
| Awards | Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (2008) Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The organization and expression of the Drosophila melanogaster histone genes and interspersed mobile elements (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Hogness |
Richard Priestley Lifton (born 1953) is an American biochemist and the 11th and current president of The Rockefeller University.[1]