Dr. David Levy Named New Associate Dean for Collaborative Science

The Vice Dean for Science and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Vivian Lee, announced today that David E. Levy, PhD, the Dr. Louis A. Schneider Professor of Molecular Pathology and Professor of Microbiology, has accepted the newly created position of Associate Dean for Collaborative Science as part of the ongoing efforts to enhance and solidify the research enterprise opportunities and possibilities at NYU Langone Medical Center and will lead the new Office of Collaborative Science in this function.

Anne Crozat, PhD, will assume new responsibilities as the Director of Collaborative Science Administration, in addition to her position as Administrator for Science and Education in the Department of Pathology.

In the announcement, Dr. Lee outlined the importance of the Office of Collaborative Science to help lead NYU Langone Medical Center into a new era of core facilities and shared resources and to meet the needs of research faculty at the School of Medicine.

As Dr. Lee states, the Office of Collaborative Science will be responsible for evaluating and overseeing core facilities; technology expansion and development for core facilities; facilitating core facility utilization; consensus building among technology stakeholders; developing strategies for cost-effective technology implementation; coordinating off-site collaborative and outsourced technologies; and the strategic and innovative development of science resources. In addition, Drs. Levy and Crozat will work with the Science Strategy Committee to address and coordinate needs for faculty recruiting; facilitate the growth of the scientific enterprise through technology utilization, particularly through augmentation of junior faculty and core facility director development; and focus on student, trainee, and junior faculty development.

Dr. Levy has been a member of the Department of Pathology since 1988, where he also serves as Vice Chair for Science. Throughout his career, Dr. Levy has been a strong proponent of graduate education and has worked tirelessly as an advocate for basic science. He has also been instrumental in coordinating research across departments and academic training programs. The Chair of the Department of Pathology, Dr. David Roth, noted that Dr. Levy is a well-known and highly respected figure in the scientific community, both within and beyond the institution, and is therefore ideally suited for this newly created position. “I am confident that Dr. Levy will use his substantial talents and impressive energy to continue to improve the research infrastructure of the Medical Center,” said Roth.