Richard D. Palmiter
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Richard Palmiter is a cellular biologist. He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, and later went on to earn a BA in Zoology from Duke University and a PhD in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. He is employed with the University of Washington where he is a professor of biochemistry and genome sciences. His current research involves developing a deeper understanding of Parkinson's disease. His most notable research is a collaboration with Dr. Ralph Brinster where they injected purified DNA int
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Richard Palmiter is a cellular biologist. He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, and later went on to earn a BA in Zoology from Duke University and a PhD in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. He is employed with the University of Washington where he is a professor of biochemistry and genome sciences. His current research involves developing a deeper understanding of Parkinson's disease. His most notable research is a collaboration with Dr. Ralph Brinster where they injected purified DNA into a single-cell mouse embryo, showing transmission of the genetic material to subsequent generations for the first time.
Affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Top Publications
- A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain (2009) - 7,645 citations
- The c-myc oncogene driven by immunoglobulin enhancers induces lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice (1985) - 1,811 citations
- Dramatic growth of mice that develop from eggs microinjected with metallothionein–growth hormone fusion genes (1982) - 1,353 citations
- GERM-LINE TRANSFORMATION OF MICE (1986) - 1,159 citations
- NPY/AgRP Neurons Are Essential for Feeding in Adult Mice but Can Be Ablated in Neonates (2005) - 1,148 citations
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- Full name
- Richard D. Palmiter
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-6587-0582
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5055765486
Research interests
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Trace Elements in Health
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- A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain ↗2009 · Nature Neuroscience7,645OpenAlex citations
- 1,811OpenAlex citations
- 1,353OpenAlex citations
- GERM-LINE TRANSFORMATION OF MICE ↗1986 · Annual Review of Genetics1,159OpenAlex citations
- 1,148OpenAlex citations
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- A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain ↗2009 · Nature Neuroscience
- GERM-LINE TRANSFORMATION OF MICE ↗1986 · Annual Review of Genetics
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