Dr. Michael A. Palladino is Dean of the School of Science and Associate Professor of Biology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He got his B.S.  in Biology from Trenton State College and his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Palladino directs an active laboratory of undergraduate student researchers studying molecular mechanisms involved in innate immunity of mammalian male reproductive organs and genes involved in oxygen homeostasis and ischemic injury of the testis. He has taught a wide range of courses for both nonmajors and majors and currently teaches biotechnology, endocrinology, genetics, and laboratory in cell and molecular biology. He has received several awards for teaching and research.