Franco J. Vaccarino is a
Canadian neuroscientist who served as the eighth president of the
University of Guelph.
Vaccarino started his career in 1984 at the
University of Toronto Scarborough
The University of Toronto Scarborough, also known as U of T Scarborough or UTSC, is one of the three campuses that make up the tri-campus system of the University of Toronto. Located in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the campus is set upo ...
, where he eventually served as principal. In August 2014, he was elected to succeed
Alastair Summerlee
Alastair J. S. Summerlee was the Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was previously the seventh president of the University of Guelph.
President Summerlee, whose career as a schola ...
as the president of the University of Guelph. He retired from this position at the end of July, 2020.
Vaccarino gets a virtual send-off as he retires as U of G president
Guelph Today, July 29, 2020.
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Office of the President
Canadian neuroscientists
Presidents of the University of Guelph
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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