Peter Palese

Peter Palese
Born (1944-04-15) 15 April 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
AwardsMember 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
FieldsMicrobiology
Virology
InstitutionsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Doctoral advisorHans Tuppy
Doctoral studentsVincent Racaniello

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Mount Sinai School of Medicine – Peter Palese". Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Tyson, Peter (September 9, 2009). "The Evolving Flu". NOVA. PBS.org. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Patentdocs". Retrieved March 4, 2011.