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Dr.

Teresa K. Woodruff

Michigan State University
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Medical Sciences
Elected
2020

Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., is University Interim President of Michigan State University. She is an MSU Foundation Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

As a leading research scientist, Woodruff was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring by President Obama in an oval office ceremony in 2011. Most recently, Woodruff was a recipient of the Endocrine Society’s 2021 Laureate Award, a top honor that recognizes the highest achievements in the field of endocrinology. She holds 13 U.S. Patents and is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020), the National Academy of Medicine (2018), the National Academy of Inventors (2018), the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineers (2017), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006).

Woodruff earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology from Northwestern University and holds a B.S. in Zoology and Chemistry from Olivet Nazarene University.

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Academy Involvement

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Higher Education Forum 2024

Featuring Sandy Baum, Gilda A. Barabino, Michael Bennett, David Campbell, Shirley M. Collado, Katherine J. Cramer, Michael M. Crow, Sean M. Decatur, David DeSwert, Alain-Philippe Durand, Susan M. Dynarski, Adam F. Falk, Kaye G. Husbands Fealing, L. Kealoha Fox, Joan T.A. Gabel, Howard Gillman, Jonathan Haidt, Sara Hebel , Fiona Hill, Xuedong Huang, Rishi Jaitly, John B. King, Jr., Bridget Terry Long, Jon Marcus, Steven W. McLaughlin, Michael S. McPherson, Angela Villela Olinto, David W. Oxtoby, Lynn Pasquerella, Avis Proctor, Francesca Purcell, L. Song Richardson, Elizabeth H. Simmons, Blanton Tolbert, Frances Ward-Johnson, Sisi Wei, Ben Wildavsky, and Teresa K. Woodruff
Aspen, CO
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Michigan Members’ Luncheon

Featuring Earl Lewis, Richard Rapson, Santa J. Ono, David W. Oxtoby, and Teresa K. Woodruff
Ann Arbor, MI