Klaus Palme

Klaus Palme (born 31 October 1951) is a German plant biologist and molecular physiologist associated with the University of Freiburg. His research has focused on plant signalling and hormone biology, particularly auxin signalling and transport. He received the Max Planck Research Award for International Cooperation and was elected to the Academia Europaea and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Biography Palme received a Diploma in Chemistry from the University of Ulm (1977) and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Freiburg (1981). His academic appointments include a professorship at Freiburg, a professorship in plant biotechnology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Umeå), and leadership of an independent research group at the Max Delbrück Laboratory in Cologne (Max Planck Society).

He has also given lectures internationally, including at universities in China.

, Palme had an h-index of 92.

Entrepreneurship Palme founded ScreenSYS GmbH in 2016 and currently serves as its Chief Scientific Officer. During his tenure at ScreenSys, Palme has worked to accelerate tomato breeding, and participated on EpiHAP project, amongst other projects.

Honours and awards Palme received the Max Planck Research Award for International Cooperation (2002). The Academia Europaea profile lists additional distinctions including the DAGM Award (2006), the G-Prize (1995), and a scholarship from the German National Merit Foundation (Cusanuswerk) (1974 to 1977); it also records his election as a member to the Academia Europaea (1993) and as an EMBO member (2000). The Lisbon Academy of Sciences lists his election to the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (2015).

Selected works The following publications are listed as selected works on the BIOSS profile for Palme.