Caroline Genco

Summary

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 byNadine Aubry
Personal details
Born
Caroline Attardo
Alma materState University of New York at Fredonia
University of Rochester

Life edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Marquard, Bryan (2011-06-13). "Christina Genco, at 22; cyclist pedaled to benefit others". The Boston Globe. pp. B10. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Faculty profile". Tufts University. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ^ a b Nelson, Angela (2021-08-31). "Caroline Genco Named Interim Provost and Vice President of Tufts". Tufts Now. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. ^ Bigelow, Tod (2009-07-15). "Periodontal heart diseases link found". Hattiesburg American. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. ^ "Caroline Genco to Serve as Provost at Tufts University in Massachusetts". Women In Academia Report. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-12-21.