Lisa Staiano-Coico
Lisa Staiano-Coico | |
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Coico in August 2010 | |
| 12th President of the City College of the City University of New York | |
| In office August 2010 – October 4, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Howard Williams |
| Succeeded by | Vincent G. Boudreau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1956 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology Microbiology |
| Thesis | Lymphocyte proliferation in old and young humans as measured by flow cytometry: effect of tritium-labeled thymidine on cell cycle kinetics (1981) |
Lisa Frances Staiano-Coico (born February 26, 1956) is an American microbiologist. She served as the 12th president of the City College of the City University of New York from 2010 to 2016.
A graduate of Brooklyn College 1976, Coico became the first City University of New York alumna appointed to head the City College of New York. Coico resigned on October 7, 2016, amidst federal and state investigations into her finances.