George Emil Palade | |
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 Palade on a 2021 Romanian stamp | |
| Born | George Emil Palade November 19, 1912 |
| Died | October 8, 2008 (aged 95) Del Mar, California, United States |
| Nationality | Romanian, American |
| Alma mater | Carol Davila School of Medicine |
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| Fields | Cell biology |
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| Notable students | Günter Blobel[2] |
George Emil Palade ForMemRS HonFRMS (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe eˈmil paˈlade] ; November 19, 1912 – October 7, 2008) was a Romanian-American cell biologist. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever",[3] in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in electron microscopy and cell fractionation which together laid the foundations of modern molecular cell biology,[3] the most notable discovery being the ribosomes of the endoplasmic reticulum – which he first described in 1955.[4][5][6][7][8]
Palade also received the U.S. National Medal of Science in Biological Sciences for "pioneering discoveries of a host of fundamental, highly organized structures in living cells" in 1986, and was previously elected a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1961. In 1968 he was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (HonFRMS)[9] and in 1984 he became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS).[1]
- ^ a b "Fellowship of the Royal Society 1660–2015". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-10-15.
- ^ "The Palade Symposium: Celebrating Cell Biology at Its Best". Molbiolcell.org. Retrieved on 2016-06-10.
- ^ a b "Prof. George Palade: Nobel prize-winner whose work laid the foundations for modern molecular cell biology". The Independent. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-09. Archived. (Internet Archive copy)
- ^ Farquhar, Marilyn G. (10 November 2012). "A Man for All Seasons: Reflections on the Life and Legacy of George Palade". Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 28 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1146/annurev-cellbio-101011-155813. ISSN 1081-0706. PMID 22831641. S2CID 23177212. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Grens, Kerry (February 1, 2014). "Palade Particles, 1955". The Scientist.
- ^ Pollack, Andrew (October 9, 2008) George Palade, Nobel Winner for Work Inspiring Modern Cell Biology, Dies at 95. The New York Times
- ^ George E. Palade on Nobelprize.org , accessed 11 October 2020
- ^ Palade, G. E. (2007). "Tribute to Professor George E. Palade". Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 11 (1): 2–3. doi:10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00018.x. ISSN 1582-1838. PMC 4401215. PMID 17367496.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows Past and Present". Royal Microscopical Society. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
