Heart researcher Gregorio adds vice dean to UA duties

Carol Gregorio was appointed vice dean for innovation and development at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.

She will continue as head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and as director of the Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program.

Gregorio, a leader in heart muscle research, joined the UA College of Medicine faculty in 1996.

She was appointed interim department head in 2008 and named permanent head in 2009. She has served as co-director of the UA Sarver Heart Center since 2007 and as the interim head of the Sarver Heart Center from 2013 to 2014.

She also is a member of the UA Bio5 Institute.


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