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World Ranking
624
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398

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - US President's National Medal of Science "For pioneering discoveries of a host of fundamental, highly organized structures in living cells through studies combining electron microscopy and biochemistry. These contributions stimulated the growth of the field of cell biology, which he continues to inspire through his own research and leadership active collaboration, and the training of new investigators.", Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on March 12, 1986.
  • 1980 - Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America
  • 1974 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell
  • 1961 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1953 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George E. Palade was affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Over the course of their career, they contributed significantly to the understanding of cell biology through pioneering structural and functional studies of living cells.

Palade's research was recognized with several awards. Notably, in 1974, they received the Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell.

Other distinctions awarded to Palade include the US President's National Medal of Science in 1986, granted "for pioneering discoveries of a host of fundamental, highly organized structures in living cells through studies combining electron microscopy and biochemistry. These contributions stimulated the growth of the field of cell biology, which they continued to influence through their research, leadership, active collaboration, and training of new investigators." This medal was presented by President Reagan at a White House ceremony on March 12, 1986.

Additional honors include the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Mineralogical Society of America in 1980, election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1961, and becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1953.

Best Publications

  • JUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES IN VARIOUS EPITHELIA

    Marilyn G. Farquhar;George E. Palade

  • A STUDY OF FIXATION FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

    G. E. Palade

  • The Golgi apparatus (complex)-(1954-1981)-from artifact to center stage.

    M G Farquhar;G E Palade

  • CELL JUNCTIONS IN AMPHIBIAN SKIN

    Marilyn G. Farquhar;George E. Palade

  • NEW CYTOPLASMIC COMPONENTS IN ARTERIAL ENDOTHELIA.

    Ewald R. Weibel;George E. Palade

  • A SMALL PARTICULATE COMPONENT OF THE CYTOPLASM

    George E. Palade

  • Intracellular transport of secretory proteins in the pancreatic exocrine cell. I. Role of the peripheral elements of the Golgi complex.

    James D. Jamieson;George E. Palade

  • PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, STORAGE, AND DISCHARGE IN THE PANCREATIC EXOCRINE CELL: An Autoradiographic Study

    Lucien G. Caro;George E. Palade

  • Liver microsomes; an integrated morphological and biochemical study.

    G. E. Palade;P. Siekevitz

  • The fine structure of neurons.

    Sanford L. Palay;George E. Palade

  • ENZYME-STRUCTURE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM OF RAT LIVER : A Morphological and Biochemical Study

    Lars Ernster;Philip Siekevitz;George E. Palade

  • THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

    George E. Palade

  • INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT OF SECRETORY PROTEINS IN THE PANCREATIC EXOCRINE CELL : II. Transport to Condensing Vacuoles and Zymogen Granules

    James D. Jamieson;George E. Palade

  • STUDIES ON THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM : III. ITS FORM AND DISTRIBUTION IN STRIATED MUSCLE CELLS

    Keith R. Porter;George E. Palade

  • SPECIFIC GRANULES IN ATRIAL MUSCLE CELLS.

    J. D. Jamieson;G. E. Palade

  • The fine structure of mitochondria.

    George E. Palade

  • GLOMERULAR PERMEABILITY : I. FERRITIN TRANSFER ACROSS THE NORMAL GLOMERULAR CAPILLARY WALL

    Marilyn G. Farquhar;Steven L. Wissig;George E. Palade

  • BIOGENESIS OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM MEMBRANES : II. Synthesis of Constitutive Microsomal Enzymes in Developing Rat Hepatocyte

    Gustav Dallner;Philip Siekevitz;George E. Palade

  • BIOGENESIS OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM MEMBRANES I. Structural and Chemical Differentiation in Developing Rat Hepatocyte

    Gustav Dallner;Philip Siekevitz;George E. Palade

  • INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT OF SECRETORY PROTEINS IN THE PANCREATIC EXOCRINE CELL : III. Dissociation of Intracellular Transport from Protein Synthesis

    James D. Jamieson;George E. Palade

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Siekevitz
Philip Siekevitz Rockefeller University
James D. Jamieson
James D. Jamieson Yale University
Marilyn G. Farquhar
Marilyn G. Farquhar University of California, San Diego
John J. M. Bergeron
John J. M. Bergeron McGill University
Kathryn E. Howell
Kathryn E. Howell University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Günter Blobel
Günter Blobel Rockefeller University
Elizabeth Sztul
Elizabeth Sztul University of Alabama at Birmingham
Francesco Clementi
Francesco Clementi University of Milan
Nam-Hai Chua
Nam-Hai Chua National University of Singapore
Igor Tamm
Igor Tamm Rockefeller University

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