Peter Mohler Named University Of Alabama's New President
The University of Alabama has named Peter J. Mohler to be its next president, succeeding Stuart ... More Bell.
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Peter J. Mohler to become the 30th president of the University of Alabama, the state's flagship university. He will begin his appointment on July 21, succeeding Stuart Bell, who has been the university's president since 2015.
Mohler currently is the executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge at The Ohio State University and also the chief scientific officer of OSU's Wexner Medical Center. Prior to that, he served for a period as Ohio State's acting president in 2023.
'Dr. Mohler is uniquely equipped to build upon the University of Alabama's strong foundation and lead this institution into an even brighter future,' said UA System Chancellor Sid J. Trant, in a university news release.
'He is a champion for the power of public higher education to transform lives and communities through teaching, research and service, and he will advance our flagship mission through his bold, student-centered and visionary leadership,' added Trant.
Mohler is credited with being an advocate for increased educational access and student success, and for supporting programs that promoted stronger graduation outcomes.
Mohler earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Wake Forest University and his doctorate in cell and molecular physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received a postdoctoral fellowship in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Duke University before serving as a faculty member at Vanderbilt University and then later the University of Iowa.
A prolific researcher, Mohler has published more than 275 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Nature, Cell, Nature Medicine, and the New England Journal of Medicine. His research program has been focused on exploring the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure and developing new diagnostics and therapies for heart disease.
Among his many awards, Mohler has been named a Pew Scholar, an Outstanding Investigator of the American Heart Association and an NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Outstanding Investigator. He also has served on the editorial boards of several academic journals.
At Ohio State since 2011, Mohler held a number of leadership positions. He served as the director of the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, chair of the department of physiology and cell biology, vice dean of research in the College of Medicine, and vice president for research for the university.
Mohler said it was 'a tremendous honor' to be chosen as the next president of the University of Alabama. 'I am deeply grateful to the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees for the opportunity to serve this institution and further its tradition of excellence. UA stands as a national leader in higher education, and I look forward to working collaboratively across campus, the UA System and the state to expand our impact and build on the University's remarkable momentum,' he added.
Calling Mohler a 'highly respected and forward-thinking leader,' UA System Board of Trustees President Pro Tempore Scott Phelps said, 'his leadership will attract world-class faculty, staff and students and will ensure they are prepared to thrive and succeed on campus and beyond."
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