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"Pure serve-Chi"

Born in 1967, Professor at Tsinghua University, the "thousand talents program" national distinguished expert, academician, United States Academy of Sciences academician, United States Arts and Sciences foreign member. In 2008, before I return to full-time, United States Princeton University Professor. Sweden Royal Academy of science in many important scientific areas of the world, such as the aimingnuofu awards.

"Even in China and the United States the same thing, with China will be a much happier person. "" Thousand talents program "said Shi Yigong, experts, academician, Tsinghua University Professor," after returning to Tsinghua, I was excited every morning, is a full day, you can do a lot of things. ”

In 2008, the effect of a selected United States Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher, this is the highest honor in the field of life sciences. But Shi but declined the invitation, select the "thousand talents program" channel, returned to his alma mater Tsinghua University full time.

"China is in the midst of a revival of the great moment, scientist ought to go to selfishness, daring to play and, closely linked to personal struggle and national development. ", Said Shi Yigong.

　　At prime time for home

In 2008, the effects of a give up United States favorable treatment and scientific research conditions of life, and returned to full-time work at Tsinghua University. As a world-renowned structural biologist, and a return to academics caused shock around the world, special report on the front page of the New York Times, to explore why.

"In fact, motive is simple enough: serve I raised my country, this is every Chinese in the deep sense of mission and sense of belonging. "Shi Yigong, said," I wish I could back in their prime of health for at least 30 years for our country. ”

Back to Tsinghua University in recent years, Shi a work status with a "crazy" two words to describe it, not more than 6 hours of sleep a day. "If not, I'm sorry, look me in the eye after returning home. "He said.

Exceptional pay, in Exchange for satisfactory results. For several years, he in apoptosis, an important structure and function of membrane proteins, have important physiological functions of molecular Assembly and adjustment of the three frontiers of life science, led to a series of important innovations of world attention. The results of its research in 2010, 2011, twice in a row wins "top ten scientific and technological progress of Chinese colleges and universities", 2012 United States Science "top ten" progress key references and listed in "2012 top ten advances in Chinese science".

　Create top academic team

In 2009, and after working a chaired Faculty of life sciences at Tsinghua University, and actively explore the institutional mechanisms for the development of new talent, talent team construction as the core, energetically improve the level of life sciences at Tsinghua University.

"The core is to break the iron rice bowl, the implementation of ' non-liters and go ' employment mechanism. If within 6 years are not up to world class tenured professor at the University level, must go. "Shi Yigong introduction, school of life sciences at Tsinghua University, talent introduction for domestic and international opening, all overseas experts group comment; annual salary system of the remuneration system for international traffic, not let people to worry about mundane; each laboratory is equipped with the Foundation, eliminating the talent project, suffered from a funding application ... ...

As of now, there are more than more than 70 international top young talent to a full-time College of life sciences at Tsinghua University, has produced a number of important research results. 2010 international assessments, expert group made up of world-class scholars agreed that the overall development trend is good of life sciences at Tsinghua University, where structural biology has reached the world-class level. In 2012, the Ministry of education level discipline assessment, life sciences of Tsinghua University achieved a historic breakthrough, ranked first in the country.

　　To foster future scientific leaders

Results obtained in scientific research and personnel reform make people proud, of course, but Shi Yigong most proud of is personnel training. More than once, he has said: "I'm home most wanted to do something, is to impart knowledge and educate people. ”

Since returning, and a public that has been personally for teaching students about the logic and thinking of life science, such as the frontiers of life science courses. He is going all out to students ' academic growth, often Maxivista doing experiments in the laboratory. His important research papers in the lab of Tsinghua University is the first author of young graduate student, he brought a number of graduate students received graduate student academic award of Ministry of education, principal of Tsinghua University scholarships and other honors. By the end of this year, his laboratory will produce 18 PhD. He said: "I have no doubt that most of them will come to the fore, as best young scientists. ”

"Tsinghua science and I hope that by promoting the reform of the education system and bring the whole national systems of science, technology and education reform in China produces fertile ground for cultivating master. "Shi said," I used to think that when I retire in Tsinghua, and see their students to become scientific leaders can influence world progress, it will be a happy thing. "(Luo Xu Guangming daily reporters)

15:33 June 06, 2014 The website