My father, Emil Palade, was professor of philosophy, and my mother, Constanta Cantemir-Palade, was a teacher. The family environment explains why I acquired early in life great respect for books, scholars and education. — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
In the early 1950s, during the near avalanche of discoveries, rediscoveries, and redefinitions of subcellular components made possible by electron microscopy, those prospecting in… — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
In 1973, I left the Rockefeller University to join the Yale University Medical School. The main reason for the move was my belief that… — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
For a scientist, it is a unique experience to live through a period in which his field of endeavour comes to bloom - to… — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
We finally understand in general terms how a cell is organized, how its specialized organs function in a well integrated manner to insure its… — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
Since my high school years, I have been interested in history, especially in Roman history, a topic on which I have read rather extensively.… — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
My father, Emil Palade, was professor of philosophy, and my mother, Constanta Cantemir-Palade, was a teacher. The family environment explains why I acquired early… — George Emil Palade Copy Share Image
