Peter Palese
American microbiologist and virologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Palese is a United States microbiologist, researcher, inventor and the Horace W. Goldsmith Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City,[1] and an expert in the field of RNA viruses.[2]
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Peter Palese | |
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Born | (1944-04-15) 15 April 1944 (age 80) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000) Robert Koch Prize (2006) European Virology Award (2010) Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2012) Lifetime Achievement Award for Scientific Contributions, Institute of Human Virology (2017) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Microbiology Virology |
Institutions | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
Doctoral advisor | Hans Tuppy |
Doctoral students | Vincent Racaniello |
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Palese is the author of multiple book chapters and more than 500 scientific publications. He is also on the editorial board for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). He has been awarded multiple patents on viral vaccines and antivirals.[3]