Allen Place

Allen R. Place is an American biologist, biochemist, and academic. He is a Director at the BioAnalytical Research Laboratory and the Harmful Algal Bloom Control Technology Incubator within the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), and an associate director for Research and Professor at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES).

Place is most known for his research on the fundamental structures and functions of living systems, addressing three key research areas: fine-tuning enzyme function to adapt to the environment, investigating biochemical adaptations for utilizing unique food sources, and elucidating mechanisms governing sex determination. He has authored journal papers and book chapters, and co-authored software, including "The Protein Sequencing Apprentice" (1986). He is the recipient of the UMBI Regent's Award for Public Service and the UMCES President's Award for Excellence in Application of Science.

Place is a Fellow at the National Research Council and has served as a Guest Editor for two special issues namely, "Advances and New Perspectives in Marine Biotechnology II 2016" published in ''Marine Drugs'' and "New Insights into Fish Physiology-Applications Focus: Challenges and Mitigations II" featured in the ''Journal of Marine Science and Engineering''. He served as a Conference Organizer at the 9th US Symposium on Harmful Algae held in Baltimore in November 2017. Provided by Wikipedia