Peter Novick (scientist)

Peter Novick is an American scientist who holds the George Palade Endowed Chair in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests focus on the biology of cell membranes, particularly the secretory pathway and other aspects of membrane trafficking and intracellular transport.[1]

This article is about the scientist. For the historian, see Peter Novick.

Early life and education

Novick was born in 1954 and raised in New York. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Novick attended graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was among the first graduate students in the laboratory of future Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman, and from which he received his PhD in 1981.[2][3] Novick's work focused on the molecular genetics of the secretory pathway in yeast.[4]

Academic career and honors

In 1985, Novick began his independent faculty career at Yale University.[4] He moved to UCSD in 2008 as the first holder of the George Palade Endowed Chair.[5]

Novick was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006[6][7] and to the National Academy of Sciences in 2013.[2][8]

Personal life

Novick is married to fellow scientist and UCSD professor Susan Ferro-Novick.[9]

References
  1. "Peter Novick". UC San Diego. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Peter Novick". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. Ravindran, S. (12 December 2013). "Profile of Peter Novick". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (1): 3–4. doi:10.1073/pnas.1321513110. PMC 3890776. PMID 24335703.
  4. Kain, Debra (24 September 2008). "UC San Diego Names First George Palade Endowed Chair". UC San Diego News. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. Ryu, Jae Hyung (12 October 2006). "Eight profs receive awards". Yale News. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. "Peter Novick". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. McDonald, Kim (30 April 2013). "Three UC San Diego Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences". UCSD News. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. Farquhar, Marilyn G. (10 November 2012). "A Man for All Seasons: Reflections on the Life and Legacy of George Palade". Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 28 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1146/annurev-cellbio-101011-155813. PMID 22831641. S2CID 23177212.
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