The George Palade Archive
Dr. George Palade co-founder of the division that would become the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
Considered by many to be "the father of modern cell biology", Dr. Palade was responsible for numerous discoveries and for pioneering several innovative and ground breaking scientific techniques and methods. He is internationally recognized for his work using the electron microscope and cell fractionation to identify and characterize parts of the cell. In 1974 he was awarded the Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the understanding of cell structure, chemistry and function. In 1990, Dr. Palade was recruited to UCSD and was appointed as the School of Medicine's first Dean of Scientific Affairs and was co-founder of the division that would later become the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine which was his departmental home.
Links to Dr. Palade's Research:
George Palade passed away on October 7, 2008. Donations in his memory can be made to the George Palade Lectureship Fund.
