Franco Vaccarino
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Franco J. Vaccarino | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of the University of Guelph | |
| In office August 15, 2014 – July 23, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Alastair Summerlee |
| Succeeded by | Charlotte Yates |
| 9th Vice-President and Principal of the University of Toronto Scarborough | |
| In office 2007 – 2014 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Kwong-loi Shun |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Kidd |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Profession | Professor and Neuroscientist |
Franco J. Vaccarino is a Canadian neuroscientist[1] who served as the eighth president of the University of Guelph.
Vaccarino started his career in 1984 at the University of Toronto, where he served as principal of its Scarborough campus and vice-president under presidents David Naylor and Meric Gertler from 2007 to 2014.[2][3] In August 2014, he was elected to succeed Alastair Summerlee as the president of the University of Guelph. He retired from this position at the end of July, 2020.[4]
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