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Robert E. Palazzo, Provost at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has served as Chair of Biology and was the founding Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.
Palazzo received his B.S. in biology and doctorate in biological sciences from Wayne State University in 1979 and 1984, respectively. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia and joined the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) as an independent scientist in 1989. He moved to the University of Kansas in 1992, where he served as professor of molecular biosciences.
In addition to teaching and research, Palazzo has worked with several public service organizations including New York's own Wadsworth Center, the state laboratory dedicated to science in the pursuit of health, where he conducts a portion of his research, and he has served as a member of numerous review panels for the NIH and NSF.
Palazzo has authored numerous journal and conference research papers in areas such as cellular organization, cell motility, and cell replication. He has served as chair of the Science Council and was an ex officio member of the board of trustees for the MBL. Palazzo has a long history in public policy. In addition to his service as President of FASEB, he is a member of the American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Public Affairs Advisory Committee, the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Public Policy Committee and Public Information Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Board of the Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America (ASTRA). As a member of the American Society for Cell Biology Public Policy Committee, Palazzo has been a strong advocate for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and K-12 Science Education. |
