DENMARK — Dr. Zhabiz Golkar has been named by Voorhees University as the Jessie Dorsey Endowed Chair professor.
The appointment was effective July 1.
Dr. Zhabiz Golkar
Golkar will provide leadership to advance the quality and stature of research and development at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Her efforts will contribute to the university’s mission of integrating science and technology to advance knowledge and prepare the next generation of science and technology leaders.
As the Jessie Dorsey Endowed Chair professor, Golkar will establish the Center of Excellence for Research and Program Innovation at Voorhees. The center will generate internal and external funding to finance innovative programmatic research and development partnerships and initiatives within and beyond the university.
Voorhees University’s School of Science, Technology, Health, and Human Services has inaugurated the VU 10 White Coats Scholar Club. The club aims to provide academic and career mentorship in medicine and other national and international healthcare organizations.
Golkar will collaborate with faculty and students on research scholarships and graduate education. She will foster an environment conducive to grantsmanship, facilitate post-award execution, and provide professional development and mentorship opportunities in research for junior faculty.
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She aims to integrate research within academic affairs, leverage the university’s research expertise to grow its research infrastructure and capacity, and support program enhancement in partnership with various university stakeholders.
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Golkar currently serves as a tenured professor of biology and is the dean of the School of Science, Technology, Health, and Human Services at Voorhees.
She is an active member of several organizations, including the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy, the American Society for Microbiology, and the National Association for the Advancement of Science.
She was distinguished as an educator of excellence by the South Carolina Council of Independent Colleges and Universities, receiving the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017.
Her training includes advanced studies in genetics and genomics at the School of Medicine at Stanford University bioethics at Georgetown University, and strategies in AI from the University of Oxford.
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