A New Dean Selected for Cornell Medical College

Laurie H. Glimcher, the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, was named dean of the  Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. The appointment is effective on January 1.

Dr. Glimcher sits on the board of directors of pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb and Waters Corporation, a maker of laboratory equipment. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Institute of Medicine, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Glimcher received her B.A. degree from Radcliffe College and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School.