Caroline Genco
Caroline Attardo Genco is an American microbiologist and academic administrator. She is the provost of Tufts University.
Caroline Genco | |
|---|---|
| Provost of Tufts University | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nadine Aubry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Caroline Attardo |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Fredonia University of Rochester |
Life
Genco was born to Rita Galletti and Charles Attardo.[1] She completed a B.S. in biology at State University of New York at Fredonia in 1981.[2] She earned a M.S. (1984) and Ph.D. (1987) in microbiology from the University of Rochester.[2]
Genco was a faculty member at the Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University.[3] She was later a professor in the departments of medicine and microbiology at the Boston University School of Medicine.[3] At Boston University, she researched the link between oral bacteria and heart diseases.[4]
In 2015, Genco joined the Tufts University School of Medicine as the Arthur E. Spiller Professor in Genetics.[2] In 2019, she became vice provost for research.[5] She succeeded Nadine Aubry as provost and senior vice president ad interim of Tufts University on January 1, 2022.[2]
References
- Marquard, Bryan (2011-06-13). "Christina Genco, at 22; cyclist pedaled to benefit others". The Boston Globe. pp. B10. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- "Faculty profile". Tufts University. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- Nelson, Angela (2021-08-31). "Caroline Genco Named Interim Provost and Vice President of Tufts". Tufts Now. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- Bigelow, Tod (2009-07-15). "Periodontal heart diseases link found". Hattiesburg American. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- "Caroline Genco to Serve as Provost at Tufts University in Massachusetts". Women In Academia Report. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-12-21.