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Knowles said he was unaware he was being considered as a potential HHMI trustee.
The other eight trustees--who include former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, former University of Chicago president and current Harvard Fellow Hanna H. Gray, and former Du Pont CEO Irving S. Shapiro--discussed the appointment of a ninth trustee and formally elected Knowles last week.
Knowles will replace George W. Thorn, a professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School, who played a defining role in the development of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and served at different times as the medical research organization's president, director of research and chairman of trustees.
Knowles will take office as a trustee immediately, said Jarmul, but he will remain at the helm of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Trustees meet only several times a year to discuss the overall direction and policies of the HHMI, allowing them to continue their primary occupations, Jarmul said...
In an interview with The Crimson last night, Knowles expressed satisfaction with his election.