Sally Ann Kornbluth is a cell biologist and academic administrator, currently serving as the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since January 2023.
12 Facts About Sally Kornbluth
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Sally Kornbluth received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science from Williams College in 1982 and a Bachelor of Science with a major in genetics from Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1984.
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Sally Kornbluth received a Doctor of Philosophy in molecular oncology from the Rockefeller University in 1989.
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Sally Kornbluth worked at the laboratory of Hidesaburo Hanafusa when at Rockefeller University, and performed postdoctoral training with John Newport at the University of California, San Diego.
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Sally Kornbluth became a member of the faculty at Duke University in 1994.
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Sally Kornbluth served as vice dean for basic sciences at Duke University School of Medicine from 2006 to 2014.
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Sally Kornbluth's research focuses on cell growth and programmed cell death and how cancer cells evade apoptosis.
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Sally Kornbluth is interested in the role of programmed cell death in regulating the length of female fertility in vertebrates, in a mechanism regulated by caspase-2.
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Sally Kornbluth received the Basic Science Research Mentoring Award from the Duke School of Medicine in 2012 and the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Duke Medical Alumni Association in 2013.
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Sally Kornbluth was elected as a member of the Institute of Medicine in 2013.
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Sally Kornbluth is an advocate of liberal arts education and has stated that her own experience in a liberal arts education at Williams College led her to a career in the sciences.
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In 2022, Kornbluth was selected as the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and succeeded L Rafael Reif in this role in 2023.