Reynold Verret, Provost
As provost and chief academic officer, Dr. Verret works collaboratively with the President and the President’s Cabinet to achieve the goals set forth in the university’s vision and strategic plans and provide leadership to ensure that the University’s academic priorities are addressed and implemented. He leads the University’s initiatives to build enrollment and enhance the quality of academic programs. Dr. Verret also served Clark Atlanta University for eight years as associate professor, interim chair and later chair of the department of chemistry. Under his leadership, the fraction of chemistry faculty engaged in funded research rose to 75 percent, and extramural funding in Chemistry increased significantly in support of undergraduate and graduate research. He led modernization of the curriculum and instructional approaches and introduction of peer-based instruction in introductory courses, resulting in improved passing rates in chemistry courses.
Dr. Verret is a widely-published researcher, having been lead author or co-author of articles in more than 25 scholarly publications. His research interests include the cytotoxicity of immune cells, biosensors and biomarkers.
He is a member of many professional organizations and advisory bodies. He currently serves on the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and study sections of the National Institutes of Health. He is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships for teaching and research.
Dr. Verret received his undergraduate degree cum laude in biochemistry from Columbia University; a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. To these, were added postdoctoral experiences as fellow at the Howard Hughes Institute for Immunology at Yale and Center for Cancer Research at MIT.
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