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Scott Strobel
Provost of Yale University
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byBen Polak
Personal details
Born (1961-12-22) December 22, 1961 (age 62)
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)
California Institute of Technology (MA, PhD)
Known forRainforest Expedition Lab
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsYale University
Doctoral advisorPeter Dervan
Other academic advisorsThomas Cech

Scott A. Strobel is the provost of Yale University as well as a professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was the vice provost for Science Initiatives and vice president for West Campus Planning & Program Development. An educator and researcher, he has led a number of Yale initiatives over the past two decades. Strobel was appointed as Yale's provost in 2020.[1]

Career

Strobel earned a

University of Colorado, Boulder, under the mentorship of Thomas Cech. He has been a professor with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) since 2006.[2]

He joined the Yale faculty in 1995 in the Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry and served as department chair from 2006 to 2009. Since 2011, he has served as vice president for West Campus Planning & Program Development, where he has directed the expansion of the West Campus as a research and educational center. In 2014, he also became the inaugural deputy provost for Teaching & Learning. In this capacity, he has overseen the creation of the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, housed within the Sterling Memorial Library. The center provides teaching resources and support to Yale faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate students.[3]

Research and Teaching

Strobel's research focuses on the biophysics and biochemistry of catalytic

ribosomal peptide synthesis.[9]

He was twice named a HHMI professor to promote undergraduate science education. With this award he instituted an undergraduate research course, the Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory, which explored microbial and chemical diversity in the world's rainforests as a means to inspire undergraduate students in the sciences. He has led groups of undergraduate students into the rainforest over spring break to hunt for novel

endophytes that live inside plants. Following fieldwork, students then isolated microbes and tested them for interesting properties, discovering a variety of organisms including novel fungi with new biological and chemical properties, including Pestalotiopsis microspora, of which some strains degrade polyurethane.[10][11]

Awards and honors

Strobel has received Beckman, Searle and Basil O'Connor career awards.[3] He received the Dylan Hixon Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences. He also received the Yale Graduate Mentoring Award in the Sciences. He received the Yale Science and Engineering Association Award for Meritorious Service to Yale University.[2]

Personal

Strobel and his son run a small hobby business crafting remnants of campus trees into various lathed items.[12]

References

  1. ^ Peart, Karen (6 November 2019). "Scott Strobel named Yale provost". YaleNews.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Meritorious Service Award – Scott A. Strobel". YSEA. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. ^ a b "Scott Strobel, PhD". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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  5. ^ "Yale Scientists Visualize Molecular Detail Of RNA Splicing Complex" (June 3, 2004). ScienceDaily Retrieved October 16, 2012
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  11. ^ Arnaud, Celia (10 November 2008). "Into The Woods". C&EN. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  12. ^ Gasso, Jordi (11 October 2010). "Prof. branches out with Yale Bowls". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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