Ronald Vale

Ronald David Vale[2]
Vale in September 2018
Born	(1959-01-11) January 11, 1959 (age 65)[citation needed] Hollywood, California, US[1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Marine Biological Laboratory Stanford University University of California, Santa Barbara
Known for	Research in molecular motors, particularly kinesin and dynein
Awards	Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine (2017) Massry Prize (2013) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2012) Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry Cell Biology
Institutions	University of California, San Francisco Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Thesis	Nerve growth factor receptors and axonal transport (1985)
Doctoral advisor	Eric Shooter[1]

Ronald David Vale ForMemRS (born 1959) is an American biochemist and cell biologist. He is a professor at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.^[3] His research is focused on motor proteins, particularly kinesin and dynein.^[4] He was awarded the Canada Gairdner International Award for Biomedical Research in 2019, the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine in 2017 together with Ian Gibbons, and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 2012 alongside Michael Sheetz and James Spudich. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was the president of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2012.^[5] He has also been an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1995.^[3] In 2019, Vale was named executive director of the Janelia Research Campus and a vice president of HHMI; his appointment began in early 2020.^[6]