Caroline Genco

Caroline Attardo Genco is an American microbiologist and academic administrator. She is Arthur E. Spiller Professor in Genetics at Tufts University School of Medicine, and provost of Tufts University.

Caroline Genco
Provost of Tufts University
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byNadine Aubry
Personal details
Born
Caroline Attardo
Alma materState University of New York at Fredonia
University of Rochester

Life and career

Genco was born to Rita Galletti and Charles Attardo.[1] She completed a B.S. in biology at State University of New York at Fredonia in 1981, and then an M.S. in microbiology from the University of Rochester in 1984. She received her PhD, also at the University of Rochester, in 1987, studying Neisseria gonorrhoeae antibiotic resistance.[2]

In 1989, Genco was appointed to an assistant professor position at Emory University, before joining the faculty of Morehouse School of Medicine as an associate professor in 1991.[3] From 1997 to 2015, she served as Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, where she researched the link between oral bacteria and heart diseases.[4][5]

In 2015, Genco joined the Tufts University School of Medicine as the Arthur E. Spiller Professor in Genetics.[2] In 2019, she became vice provost for research.[6] She succeeded Nadine Aubry as provost and senior vice president ad interim of Tufts University on January 1, 2022.[2]

References
  1. Marquard, Bryan (2011-06-13). "Christina Genco, at 22; cyclist pedaled to benefit others". The Boston Globe. pp. B10. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. "Faculty profile". Tufts University. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. Genco, Caroline. "Caroline Genco | LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  4. Bigelow, Tod (2009-07-15). "Periodontal heart diseases link found". Hattiesburg American. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. Nelson, Angela (2021-08-31). "Caroline Genco Named Interim Provost and Vice President of Tufts". Tufts Now. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  6. "Caroline Genco to Serve as Provost at Tufts University in Massachusetts". Women In Academia Report. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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