Melanie Woodin named University of Toronto’s 17th president
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named the University of Toronto’s 17th president.
The appointment is for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2025. Woodin will succeed current U of T President Meric Gertler, who has served in the role since 2013.
Woodin is a professor in the department of cell and systems biology and has been dean of the university’s Faculty of Arts & Science – Canada’s largest and most comprehensive faculty – since 2019.