Michael Kotlikoff
Michael Kotlikoff | |
|---|---|
| President of Cornell University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 Acting: July 1, 2024 – March 21, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Martha Pollack |
| In office March 6, 2016 – April 25, 2016 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Garrett |
| Succeeded by | Hunter R. Rawlings III |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, DVM) University of California, Davis (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anatomy and physiology |
| Thesis | Dynamic mechanical properties of the canine trachea in situ (impedance, propagation) (1984) |
Michael I. Kotlikoff is an American biomedical researcher, veterinarian, and the current president of Cornell University since March 2025. He was the provost of Cornell from 2015 to 2024. Since 1986, his academic research on cardiovascular biology, optogenetics, mouse genetics, and ion channel function has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.