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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 and Medicine along with Albert Claude and Christian de ...
- Romanian, American
- Cell biology
Apr 1, 2024 · cell. organelle. ribosome. George E. Palade (born Nov. 19, 1912, Iaşi, Rom.—died Oct. 7, 2008, Del Mar, Calif., U.S.) was a Romanian-born American cell biologist who developed tissue-preparation methods, advanced centrifuging techniques, and conducted electron microscopy studies that resulted in the discovery of several cellular structures.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
George Emil Palade, universally hailed as the founder of modern cell biology for his many discoveries and insights into the structure and function of eukaryotic cells, died on 7 October at the age ...
- David D Sabatini
- 2008
Nov 1, 2002 · George Emil Palade was born into an academic family in Moldavia, Romania. He received his medical training at the School of Medicine in Bucharest and carried out his first research as part of a ...
- Alan M. Tartakoff
- 2002
Nobel laureate George E. Palade, 95. At the presentation of his Nobel Prize in 1974, George Emil Palade was described as “largely responsible for the creation of modern cell biology.”. The man whose research played a crucial part in bringing electron microscopy to the study of biological cells was an integral member of The Rockefeller ...
Oct 10, 2008 · George Emil Palade was born on Nov. 19, 1912, in Iasi, Romania. His father, a professor of philosophy, had hoped the son would follow in his footsteps. But young George “preferred to deal with ...
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George Emil Palade’s scientific contributions significantly advanced the field of modern cell biology. He pioneered a multidisciplinary approach, combining cell fractionation, biochemistry, and electron microscopy, which led to the identification of the ribosome as the site of protein synthesis and elucidated the eukaryotic secretory pathway.
