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Wise is the daughter of Mamie Wang and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/news/new-chancellor-took-her-own-path/article_83ee0f63-96a4-5ae5-85b1-61595156d4c0.html |title=New chancellor took her own path | News |publisher=news-gazette.com |date=2011-10-16 |accessdate=2020-02-16}}</ref> | ||
| Wise received a bachelor's degree in biology from ] in 1967, an M.A. (1969) and then a doctorate (1972) in zoology from the ].<ref name="thesis-wise-1972">{{cite thesis |title=Functional development of the hypothalamo - hypophyseal - adrenal cortex axis in the chick embryo, gallus domesticus |date=1972 |publisher=] |degree=Ph.D. |last=Wise |first=Phyllis Mary Wang |oclc=68281340}} {{subscription}} via ].</ref> She was a postdoctoral fellow there from 1972–74.She was awarded honorary degrees from Swarthmore College (2008) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/past-commencements/president-blooms-charge-to-phyllis-wise-67|title=President Bloom's Charge to Phyllis Wise '67 :: Past Commencements :: Swarthmore College|website=www.swarthmore.edu|access-date=2016-03-22|date=2014-07-08}}</ref> and the University of Birmingham (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/buzz/documents/public/Buzz-157-Aug-Sept15.pdf|title=Birmingham Buzz|last=|first=|date=August 2015|website=University of Birmingham Buzz|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> | Wise received a bachelor's degree in biology from ] in 1967, an M.A. (1969) and then a doctorate (1972) in zoology from the ].<ref name="thesis-wise-1972">{{cite thesis |title=Functional development of the hypothalamo - hypophyseal - adrenal cortex axis in the chick embryo, gallus domesticus |date=1972 |publisher=] |degree=Ph.D. |last=Wise |first=Phyllis Mary Wang |oclc=68281340}} {{subscription}} via ].</ref> She was a postdoctoral fellow there from 1972–74.She was awarded honorary degrees from Swarthmore College (2008) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/past-commencements/president-blooms-charge-to-phyllis-wise-67|title=President Bloom's Charge to Phyllis Wise '67 :: Past Commencements :: Swarthmore College|website=www.swarthmore.edu|access-date=2016-03-22|date=2014-07-08}}</ref> and the University of Birmingham (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/buzz/documents/public/Buzz-157-Aug-Sept15.pdf|title=Birmingham Buzz|last=|first=|date=August 2015|website=University of Birmingham Buzz|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> | ||
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| Phyllis Wise | |
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 Wise in 2012 | |
| Inaugural CEO and President of Colorado Longitudinal Study | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| 9th Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Herman |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Jones |
| Interim President of the University of Washington | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Emmert |
| Succeeded by | Michael K. Young |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomedical sciences |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Functional development of the hypothalamo - hypophyseal - adrenal cortex axis in the chick embryo, gallus domesticus (1972) |
Phyllis M. Wise (Chinese name 王斐丽) is a biomedical researcher. Most recently, she is currently serving as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer and President of Colorado Longitudinal Study.
Family and education
Wise is the daughter of Mamie Wang and Shih-Chun Wang.
Wise received a bachelor's degree in biology from Swarthmore College in 1967, an M.A. (1969) and then a doctorate (1972) in zoology from the University of Michigan. She was a postdoctoral fellow there from 1972–74.She was awarded honorary degrees from Swarthmore College (2008) and the University of Birmingham (2015).
Career
University professor
In 1976, Wise was appointed assistant professor of physiology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. In 1993, she was appointed professor of physiology and chair of the department at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2002, she became dean of the College of Biological Sciences at University of California-Davis, holding also the rank of distinguished professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior in its College of Biological Sciences, and professor of physiology and membrane biology in its School of Medicine.
University of Washington
Starting in 2005, Wise served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Washington. Later, she held the position of interim president there in 2010–2011. During her service at the University of Washington, she led the establishment of the College of the Environment.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
From 2011-2015, Wise served as chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She led the establishment of a unique engineering-driven college of medicine aimed toward training the next generation of doctors to use technology and big data to develop new materials, new devices, new imaging, and new robotics to provide better medical care to more people at lower cost.
Memberships and honors
She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physiological Society. She was a member of the board of directors of Nike and First Busey Corporation. She serves on the RAND Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Colorado Children's Hospital boards of directors.
References
- "The COLS Team". Colorado Longitudinal Study.
- "New chancellor took her own path | News". news-gazette.com. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- Wise, Phyllis Mary Wang (1972). Functional development of the hypothalamo - hypophyseal - adrenal cortex axis in the chick embryo, gallus domesticus (Ph.D. thesis). University of Michigan. OCLC 68281340. Link(subscription required) via ProQuest.
- "President Bloom's Charge to Phyllis Wise '67 :: Past Commencements :: Swarthmore College". www.swarthmore.edu. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- "Birmingham Buzz" (PDF). University of Birmingham Buzz. August 2015.
- "Phyllis Wise, first Asian American president of the UW, maintains a passion for science". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- "College of the Environment". College of the Environment. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- "Phyllis Wise named to lead Urbana-Champaign campus - Univer..." www.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- "Updated: UI trustees approve Carle medical school agreement". www.news-gazette.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
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- "Busey Home - Investor Relations - Officers & Directors". www.snl.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- "RAND Health Advisory Board". www.rand.org. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- "Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Leadership and Staff". RWJF. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- http://www.childrenscolorado.org. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
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