Jorge E Galan PhD, DVM

Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and Professor of Cell Biology; Chair, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis

Biographical Info

International Activity

Microbial Pathogenesis
Vienna, Austria (2008)
Member, Scientific Advisory Board
Microbial Pathogenesis
Montevideo, Uruguay (2007)
Member, Scientific Advisory Board
Microbial Pathogenesis
Buenos Aires, Argentina (2005)
Member, Scientific Advisory Board
Microbial Pathogenesis
Germany (2003 - 2008)
Member, Scientific Review Board, Deutsche Forschungsgemeischaft

Education & Training

D.V.M.: National University of La Plata, Argentina (1980)
Ph.D.: Cornell University (1986)
Postdoctoral fellow: Washington University, Biology (1986 - 1990)

Honors & Recognition

Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Pew Foundation (1990)
Hans-Sigrist Prize
Hans-Sigrist-Foundation, Berne, Switzerland (2002)
Searle-Chicago Community Trust Scholar
Searle-Chicago Community Trust (1991)
Robert Koch Prize
Robert Koch Foundation (2011)
Sinsheimer Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Sinsheimer Foundation (1991)
Established Investigator
American Heart Association (1994)
MERIT Award
National Institutes of Health (2000)
Member
American Academy of Microbiology (2003)
Senior Scholar Award in Global Infectious Diseases
Ellison Medical Foundation (2004)
Highly cited researcher in Microbiology
ISI Thomson Reuter (2009)

Professional Service

Member, Pew Scholars Program (2008 - present)
Member, Cell Host & Microbe (2006 - today)
Member, American Society for Microbiology (2006 - today)
Editor, PLoS Pathogens (2005 - today)
Member, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (2004 - 2009)
Chair, Gordon Conferences (2003)
Chair, Searle Scholars Program (2003 - 2005)
Editor, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (2002 - 206)
Member, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2002 - today)
Organizer, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories (2001)
C0-Chair, Gordon Conferences (2001)
Editorial Advisor, Microbiology, Biomed Central (2000 - today)
Member, American Society for Cell Biology (2000)
Member, Searle Scholars Program (2000 - 2005)
Member, Cellular Microbiology (1999 - today)
Organizer, Fallen Leaf Conferences (1998)
Member, NIH (1998 - 2002)
Organizer, American Society for Cell Biology (1997)
Member, Journal of Bacteriology (1997 - today)
Organizer, American Society for Microbiology (1996)
Member, NIH (1996 - 1998)
Organizer, American Society for Microbiology (1994)
Member, Infection & Immunity (1994 - 2000)
member, USDA (1993)