Susan Hockfield | |
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| 16th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| In office 2004–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Charles M. Vest |
| Succeeded by | L. Rafael Reif |
| Provost of Yale University | |
| In office December 2002 – August 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Alison Richard |
| Succeeded by | Andrew D. Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Thomas Byrne |
| Education | University of Rochester (BS) Georgetown University (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Yale University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Afferent and Efferent Neuronal Connections of the Dorsal Horn of the Caudal Medulla (Trigeminal Nucleus Caudalis) Demonstrated by Retrograde Labeling with Horseradish Peroxidase (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephen Gobel |
| Other academic advisors | Allan Basbaum |
| Doctoral students | Daniel Geschwind |
Susan Hockfield (born March 24, 1951) is an American neuroscientist who served as the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2004 to 2012.
Hockfield currently serves as a Professor of Neuroscience in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, a Joint Professor of Work and Organization Studies in MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and a member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. She is also a director of Break Through Cancer, Cajal Neuroscience, Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation, Lasker Foundation, Mass General Brigham, Pfizer, Repertoire Immune Medicines, and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; a lifetime member of the MIT Corporation; and a board member of the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Before returning to MIT following her presidency, Hockfield held the Marie Curie Visiting Professorship at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.