Dedric Carter is set to become vice-chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis in July 2016, when he will be responsible for operations and technology transfer.
Washington University in St. Louis has appointed Dedric Carter as its new vice-chancellor for operations and technology transfer, according to Bizjournals.
Carter, who joined the university in 2013, will begin his new role on July 1 2016.
He currently serves as associate provost and associate vice-chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship at the university, and is a professor of practice at the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering.
Carter’s current role also has him act as a key liaison to Cortex, a research district being created by Washington University, Saint Louis University, non-profit BJC HealthCare, University of Missouri-St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden.
He will retain his existing leadership roles while taking on additional responsibilities.
Mark Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, said: “[Carter] has greatly improved our programs in all areas of technology transfer and has been a major contributor to the great success of the Cortex Innovation Community.”
Holden Thorp, provost for technology transfer at the university, said: “His new role will enable him to have an even greater impact on university operations, building on the success of the excellent work already being done by our outstanding teams in these essential areas.”
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