Tan (1909-2008), an international geneticist, the founder of modern genetics in China, an outstanding scientist and educator. People from Ningbo, Zhejiang. 1September, 909 15 was born in a family of postal clerks in Cicheng, Cixi County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. /kloc-0 graduated from high school in July, 926, and was recommended to Soochow University in Suzhou, majoring in biology. /kloc-0 was recommended to study for a master's degree in yenching university in August, 1930, and studied under Professor Li Ruqi. /kloc-0 returned to Soochow university to teach in February, 932. 1September, 934 to1July, 937, he went to California Institute of Technology to study for a doctorate, and studied under Morgan, the founder of modern genetics, and his assistant Dubzhansky. During my work in the United States, I was engaged in the evolutionary genetics research of Drosophila. I used the latest method to study the salivary gland chromosomes of Drosophila at that time to analyze the chromosome differences and genetic maps of related species of Drosophila, which promoted the formation of "modern comprehensive evolution theory". He has published more than 0 papers 10 independently or in cooperation with American and German scientists. 1946 found the dominant genetic phenomenon of mottle inlay in harmonia axyridis, which attracted the attention of the international genetics community. 1In August, 937, he gave up the generous treatment abroad and resolutely returned to China, where he was employed as a professor in the Biology Department of Zhejiang University. 195 1 year as dean of the school of science, Zhejiang university. 1952 after the adjustment of the department, he served as the head of the biology department of Fudan University. 1961April to present Vice President of Fudan University. Fudan University established the first genetics major, the first genetics research institute and the first school of life sciences. 1978, initiated and served as the vice president, president and honorary president of China Genetic Society, editor-in-chief of Genetics magazine, chairman of China Environmental Mutant Society and president of China Bioengineering Society. From 65438 to 0983, he served as a consultant of Fudan University and was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth and Sixth CPPCC and vice chairman of the NLD. 1980 was elected member and academician of biology department of China Academy of Sciences. Tan has been engaged in education for decades and has trained a large number of scientific and technological talents. He also widely participated in various social activities and held various positions. Mainly the chairman of the Chinese Genetic Society and the vice chairman of the 15th International Genetic Society (1980). Curator of Shanghai Natural Museum, deputy director of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, the 6th Standing Committee of China People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the 5th Central Committee of China Democratic League and chairman of the 8th Shanghai Democratic League. 1985 won the Outstanding Scientist Award of Qiushi Science Foundation. On September 28th, 1993, an expert group headed by Professor Tan, organized by the Life Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, demonstrated and passed the major project "Study on Gene Structure of Several Sites in China Genome" applied by Professor Qiang Boqin and researchers in Shanghai, and announced the official start of human genome research in China. In 2000, he was awarded the title of "the first educational hero in Shanghai". 2008 1 65438+1October1died in Shanghai Huadong Hospital at 7: 08 am at the age of 100. Tan has made great contributions to the development of genetics in China, especially in the research on the evolution of genetic structure of Drosophila population and the genetic variation of Harmonia axyridis strains, which provides important arguments for the establishment of modern evolutionary synthesis theory. Tan has been engaged in genetics teaching and research for 70 years, and has successively taught general biology, comparative anatomy of vertebrates, embryology, genetics, cytology, advanced experimental chemistry, cytogenetics, Darwinism, radiation genetics, protozoology and other courses. He has published more than 100 research papers and academic articles, mainly including Selected Tan Papers (1987, Science Press) and Tan Wenxuan (1992, Zhejiang Science and Technology Press). His research work mainly involves cytogenetics, population genetics, radiation genetics, toxicology genetics, molecular genetics and genetic engineering of ladybugs, fruit flies, macaques, humans and plants. In particular, pioneering achievements have been made in the field of population evolution of Drosophila melanogaster and genetic variation of Harmonia axyridis spots, which provides important arguments for laying a modern comprehensive evolution theory. During his teaching in Zhejiang University, he discovered the mosaic dominance phenomenon of ladybug stain inheritance. It has aroused great response from the international genetics community and is considered as a great contribution to the development of classical genetics. Mr. Tan insisted on scientific truth and devoted his life to genetics. He trained a large number of outstanding talents for genetic research; Established the first genetics major, the first genetics research institute and the first life science academy in China.