 | Board of Visitors minutes April 13, 2007 |  |
PRESIDENT'S REPORT: FACULTY HIRES
The President announced an important faculty hire as part of the Board's efforts to enhance science and technology research at the University: Joseph Takahashi, currently professor of neurobiology and physiology at Northwestern University. Mr. Takahashi, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, is one of the world's leading biological-clock researchers. He will hold an endowed chair in the Department of Biology and will be the director of a new Center for Circadian and Systems Biology.
Mr. Takahashi's appointment becomes effective in September, 2008. He will bring with him a multi-million dollar laboratory, which is being funded by the National Institutes of Health and other organizations.
The President pointed out that Mr. Takahashi is the sixth National Academies-level researcher hired by the University in less than two years as part of the Board's Distinguished Senior Scientist Recruitment Program.
| Board of Visitors minutes April 13, 2007 | |