与Thomas J. Silhavy教授座谈

        2014年五月四日，学堂班部分学生在五一假期的最后一天与远道而来的普林斯顿分子生物学系教授Thomas J. Silhavy座谈。座谈会在清华学堂102教室举行，刘栋老师主持了座谈会。

（刘栋老师向大家介绍Silhavy教授）

        Silhavy教授首先向同学们介绍了自己的人生经历。他在大学本科期间选择了药学专业，但他在学习过程中发现自己对基础研究更感兴趣，所以本科毕业后申请了哈佛大学的生物化学专业。他之后一直钻研自己所喜欢的问题，比如膜蛋白，在生化领域作出了很多杰出的贡献，并在2005年被选为美国科学院院士。在美国当年近七十的大科学家很是幽默风趣，座谈现场的氛围非常轻松愉快。Silhavy除了是一名科学家，还是一位杰出的教育家，他的学生有两个也已经成为了美国科学院院士。

（座谈会后的合影）

        同学们踊跃地向Silhavy教授提了许多学业和科研上的问题，他通过对自己的求学经历的讲述来鼓励同学们以后申请PHD项目时一定要听从自己的兴趣，这样才能激发自己的灵感，保持源源不断的动力。

Thomas J. Silhavy教授的资料

Education:                Ferris State College, Big Rapids, MI

                                 B.S., 1971, Pharmacy

                                 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

                                 A.M., 1974, Biochemistry

                                 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

                                 Ph.D., 1975, Biochemistry

Honors:

1971                           Ferris State College, Summa cum laude

1975-1977                   Jane Coffin Childs Foundation Fellow

1978-1979                   Medical Foundation Research Fellow

1982                            Litton Advanced Technology Achievement Award

1982                            Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Ferris State College

1990                            Burroughs-Wellcome Visiting Professorship Award,

                                    American Society for Microbiology, University of Florida

1993                            President's Award for Distinguished Teaching-Princeton University

1994                            Fellow of the American Academy for Microbiology

1998                            Burroughs-Wellcome Visiting Professorship Award,

                                    American Society for Microbiology, Oakland University

1999                            NIGMS MERIT Award

        2002                            Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award – American Society for Microbiology

        2003                            Graduate Advising Award, Princeton University    

        2004                            Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

2005                            Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2005                            Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

2008                            The Novitski Prize for Creativity, Genetics Society of America

2008                            Elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization

2012                            Elected Visiting Fellow Commoner, Trinity College, Cambridge University