Curriculum vitae Peter Palese Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Microbiology DEGREE INSTITUTION AND LOCATION YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY (if applicable) University of Vienna Ph.D. 1969 Chemistry University of Vienna M.S. 1970 Pharmacy PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 1971- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of 1974 Medicine, New York, NY 1974- Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of 1977 Medicine, New York, NY Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, 1976 School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New 1978- York Chairman, Dept. of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New 1987- York SELECTED AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1980 Gustave Stern Award for Virology 1978-1981 Member, NSF Grant Review Panel for Genetic Biology 1977-2001 Associate Editor of Virology 1984-2001 Editorial Board, Virus Research 1988-2001 Editorial Board, Journal of Virology 1990-1994, Member, Virology Study Section, NIAID 1999-2003 Recipient, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Unrestricted Infectious 1991-1995 Disease Research Grant Review Board, Max-Planck Society, Munich (Fachbeirat, 1992-1997 Biochemistry) Co-organizer, Third Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium on 1995 Infectious Diseases, NYC Co-organizer, National Academy of Sciences Colloquium: Genetic 1996 Engineering of Viruses and Viral Vectors, Irvine, CA 1997 Co-organizer, Gordon Research Conference on Viruses and Cells, Tilton, NH U. S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Committee for 1997-2000 Microbiology 1998 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 1998 Corresponding Member, Gesellschaft für Virologie 2000 Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology 2000 Election to the National Academy of Sciences 2001- Editor, Journal of Virology Editorial Board, Proceedings, National Academy of Sciences Food and Drug Administration, Advisory Committee for Vaccines 2001- and Related Biological Prods. Corresponding Member, Austrian Academy of Sciences Senior Scholar Award in Global Infectious Disease, Ellison Medical 2003 Foundation 2003-2004 President, The Harvey Society 2005 Howard Taylor Ricketts Award, University of Chicago 2005-2006 President, American Society for Virology 2006 Dr. h.c., Mount Sinai School of Medicine .