Jerome A. Gilbert

Jerome A. Gilbert is a biomedical engineer and university administrator. He was the president of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.[1]

Jerome A. Gilbert
37th President of
Marshall University
In office
January 1, 2016  December 31, 2021
Preceded byStephen J. Kopp
Succeeded byBrad D. Smith
Personal details
Alma materMississippi State University
Duke University

Early life and education

Gilbert was born in Mississippi and received his bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University. He then received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Duke University.

Academic appointments

Gilbert was previously a graduate assistant at Duke, and later held academic appointments at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina Medical School. In 1988 he joined the faculty of Mississippi State, and was made a full professor in 1993. He also held a position at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In 2010 he became provost of Mississippi State. He was appointed President of Marshall University in 2016 following the sudden death of Dr. Stephen Kopp. He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and of the Fellows of the Institute of Biological Engineering.[2]

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