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Richard D. Palmiter, Ph.D.

Richard D. Palmiter

Dr. Palmiter is also Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. He received a A.B. degree from Duke University and a Ph.D. degree from Stanford University. Prior to moving to the University of Washington, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University with Robert Schimke, at G.D. Searle Research Laboratories in England with Norman Carey, and at Harvard University with Fotis Kafatos. Dr. Palmiter is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association of Arts and Sciences.



RESEARCH ABSTRACT SUMMARY:

Richard Palmiter uses genetic techniques to disable neurotransmitter functions in mice to understand how and where these signaling molecules act in the brain to regulate various behaviors.

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Photo: Pat McGiffert UW HSAS&F

HHMI INVESTIGATOR
1976– Present
University of Washington School of Medicine

Education
bullet icon A.B., zoology, Duke University
bullet icon Ph.D., Stanford University
Member
bullet icon National Academy of Sciences
bullet icon American Association of Arts and Sciences
bullet icon American Association for the Advancement of Science
Awards
bullet icon George Thorn Award
bullet icon New York Academy of Sciences Award in Biological and Medical Sciences
bullet icon Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Department of Agriculture
bullet icon Charles-Leopold Mayer Award, French Academy of Sciences
bullet icon Julius Axelrod Medal

Research Abstract
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Genetics of Mouse Behavior

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The Palmiter Lab
(washington.edu)

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