- published: 14 Nov 2012
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Peter Palese, Ph.D, is an American microbiologist and Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, and an expert in the field of RNA viruses.
Palese built "the first genetic maps for influenza A, B and C viruses, identified the function of several viral genes, ...defined the mechanism of neuraminidase inhibitors (which are now FDA-approved antivirals)" and "pioneered the field of reverse genetics for negative-strand RNA viruses". Furtherance of this technique has been used by Palese and his colleagues in reconstructing and studying the pathogenicity of the extinct but deadly 1918 pandemic influenza virus. Reverse genetics also assist in the development of new flu vaccines.
Palese is the author of multiple book chapters and more than 300 scientific publications. He is on the editorial board for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been awarded multiple patents on viral vaccines and antivirals.
Palese received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1969 and his M.S. In pharmacy in 1970 from the University of Vienna. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology from 1970 until 1971, when he joined the Department of Microbiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Assistant Professor. In 1976 he was Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. In 1987 he was named Chairman of the Department of Microbiology of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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Peter Palese Quotes
Influenza Viruses - Facts, not Fear
Influenza Pandemics: Past and Future
The Pathogenicity of Pandemic Influenza Viruses
The Wiley Influenza Virus, Porcine and Otherwise
H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu): Where We Stand
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Hatzis 2013
[Verse I]
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We have days very hard
We're given up our lives for the sake of the call
And in those times when we thought
We were not gonna make it
We would remind ourselves that our reward is in heaven
[Bridge]
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A place where we'll find rest yeah
Prepared for me and you
I'm getting my house in order How about you?
A place that is full of peace
Love it will be over flowing
We'll be there for eternity
I want you there yeah I want you there with me
[Chorus]
Keep your head up he's coming some day to carry us away to a better place [repeat]
[Verse II]
We all have times when we're weak and we have times when we're strong
We don't always do what's right cause sometimes it's easier to do wrong
Well everybody makes mistakes yeah at some point in their lives
You know that nobody's perfect
We're all just reaching for the prize
[Bridge]
We're goin' to a place that is truly blessed
A place where we'll find rest yeah
Prepared for me and you
I'm getting my house in order How about you?
A place that is full of peace
Love it will be over flowing
We'll be there for eternity
I want you there yeah I want you there with me
[Chorus]
Keep your head up he's coming some day to carry us away to a better place [4X]
[Verse III]
White pearly gates that's where the streets are made with gold
His glory illuminates the heavens
Walls of jasper
We'll live there ever after
We'll seek his face
We'll bow down and cry holy holy holy holy
[Chorus]