Background
Palker, Thomas Joseph was born on January 29, 1951 in Torrington, Connecticut, United States.
Palker, Thomas Joseph was born on January 29, 1951 in Torrington, Connecticut, United States.
Bachelor in Biology, University Connecticut, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Immunology/Tumor Biology, University Connecticut, 1982.
Volunteer, Peace Corps, Grenada, 1973-1975;
postdoctoral fellow, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1982-1984;
assistant medical research professor department medicine, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1989;
associate medical research professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1989-1996;
research fellow, Merck & Company, Inc., Wes Point, Pennsylvania, since 1996. Co-director National Cooperative Vaccine Development Group for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccines, Duke U., since 1994. Chairman cancer biology and immunology contract review committee National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1993-1995, chairman ad hoc contracts technical review group, 1992, consultant on retroviral animal models and retroviral infection, since 1988.
Member science advising committee American Foundation for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research, since 1990. Co-director basic science Veterans Administration Hospital. Core Facility for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research, Durham, 1987-1997.
Boys soccer coach Young Men’s Christian Association, Durham, 1993, girls soccer coach, 1992. Participant CROP Walk, Durham, 1988-1992. Member American Society for Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Nancy Elsa Brander, August 12, 1978.