Gustavo Palacios

Gustavo Palacios is a distinguished virologist with over 20 years of experience in the study of emerging infectious diseases. His research focuses on understanding the genetic makeup of viruses and their emergence and transmission. He is a professor in the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a member of the Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute. Dr. Palacios previously served as Director of Foundational Sciences at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and worked at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University. He is an accomplished educator and mentor and has published extensively in top-tier scientific journals. Dr. Palacios earned his master’s degree in biochemistry and his Ph.D. in virology from the University of Buenos Aires.