Leslie LaConte, PhD
Leslie LaConte, PhD
Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
540-526-2084
leslie.laconte@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M120
Dr. Leslie LaConte's research interests lie in the field of structural biology.
Position Responsibilities
As associate dean for education affairs for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Dr. LaConte supports the undergraduate medical education curriculum, accreditation readiness and continuous quality improvement, and programmatic innovation within the education mission. Dr. LaConte focuses on strategic initiatives in curriculum design (specifically Phase 2 and 3), educational scholarship and research, and professional and faculty development, further advancing VTCSOM’s commitment to excellence. Dr. LaConte also leads the research value domain within the VTCSOM curriculum.
As assistant dean for research for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, LaConte is responsible for development and implementation of the school's research education curriculum and horizontal and vertical integration of research domain curricular elements across all four years and with the school’s other three domains. She reports to the senior dean for research and the senior dean for academic affairs.
Education and Training
- Georgia Institute of Technology: Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of Minnesota: Ph.D., Biochemistry
Additional Positions
- Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
- Associate Professor, Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine