Michael E. Zwick was appointed to the position at Rutgers following a national search. Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Michael E. Zwick of Emory University will be senior vice president for research at Rutgers University, effective Sept. 1, President Jonathan Holloway and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Prabhas Moghe announced today.
Zwick will arrive at Rutgers after serving as associate vice president for research of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University and the associate dean of research and professor of human genetics and pediatrics in the Emory University School of Medicine. He spent over 16 years at the Atlanta-based research institution, beginning as an assistant professor in 2005.
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