At the age of 27, he became the youngest academic leader in the school.
At the age of 28, he was promoted directly from lecturer to professor.
He was the youngest medical professor in China at that time.
At the age of 32, he was promoted to doctoral supervisor.
At the age of 33, he served as the director of the key laboratory of immunity and gene therapy in the whole army …
Cao Xuetao, male, 36 years old, party member, Ph.D., director, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Immunology and Key Laboratory of Immunology and Gene Therapy of the Second Military Medical University.
198 1 September-1986 July, studying in the Department of Marine Medicine, Second Military Medical University.
1986 July-1990110/0 The postgraduate group of the Second Military Medical University studied for master's and doctor's degrees.
1990 65438+February-1992165438+10 Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Second Military Medical University
1May 1992-1995 10 Deputy Director and Professor of the Department of Immunology, Second Military Medical University.
1995 10 director of immunology teaching and research section, doctoral supervisor, director of the key laboratory of immunology and gene therapy of the whole army.
Major achievements:
Cao Xuetao 1985 graduated from the Second Military Medical University and stayed as a teacher. At the age of 28, he was promoted to be the youngest medical professor in China at that time, and became a doctoral supervisor at the age of 32. He discovered 124 human full-length genes and registered them in the international gene bank. He presided over major national and military scientific research projects 15 and published more than 60 papers16. He has successively won 1 second class merit and twice third class merit, and won the honors of China Youth Science and Technology Award, the First National Young Teachers Award, the Outstanding Young Scholars' Seeking Truth from Facts Award, the First Top Ten Model Soldiers of the PLA, and the Top Ten Outstanding Young People in Shanghai.
Cao Xuetao, an intellectual hero who interprets the "password" of life.
26-year-old, was awarded a doctor's degree directly when he graduated from master's degree. At the age of 27, he became the youngest professor in China at that time. 32 years old, as a doctoral tutor. At the age of 35, he presided over a high-level international academic conference as the executive chairman of the International Congress on Immunology ... A series of "miracles" happened to a native doctor in China, namely Cao Xuetao, a professor and doctoral supervisor of the Second Military Medical University.
Walk into the door of immunology
When he was a junior in the Second Military Medical University, Cao Xuetao was deeply attracted by the immunology class taught by Professor Ye Tianxing, a famous immunologist in China, and his heart was suddenly ignited by the desire to explore the mysteries of life science. After graduating from college, he gave up the exemption qualification and applied for the graduate student of Ye Lao, and got his wish with the first total score.
During his postgraduate study, Cao Xuetao chose the international frontier topic of cytokine therapy for cancer as his research direction. At the defense meeting of his master's thesis, all the experts were amazed and agreed that he had reached the level of doctoral thesis, and suggested that the school make an exception and allow him to complete the doctoral course and award the doctoral degree directly. During the year of studying for a doctorate, Cao Xuetao was more diligent. He just finished the 430,000-word monograph Basic and Clinical Interleukin -2 in three months. His efforts were not in vain. At the age of 26, he attracted the attention of immunologists at home and abroad with his excellent knowledge and unique insights.
That winter, Yale University invited him to do postdoctoral research. For young students who are eager to hit the world immunology peak as soon as possible, the advanced equipment and conditions there are undoubtedly a great temptation. While hesitating, Cao Xuetao was admitted to the hospital because of overwork and stomach bleeding. Ye Lao and his wife, who were nearly eighty years old, came to the hospital bed with a basket of eggs and said with concern: "I have two regrets in my life: First, I failed to build immunology into a doctoral program; Second, We didn't get the State Key Laboratory. .......................................................................................................................................... ........................., this is not only a commitment to teachers, but also a commitment to his alma mater and the land where he was born and raised.
Make a promise and climb hard for ten years.
Cao Xuetao often said: "If you engage in scientific research, you must not be afraid of hardships and always strive for the first place in order to catch up with the advanced world level." Over the years, Cao Xuetao has hardly left the laboratory before 12 in the evening, and there are no holidays on his schedule. Even on New Year's Day and Spring Festival, he spent most of his time in the laboratory.
1992, Cao Xuetao, who has become the academic leader, clearly realized that scientific research can only develop by leaps and bounds if it enters the main battlefield of economic construction. So, on 1994, he contacted more than 30 companies with his own scientific research plan and achievements, and finally reached an agreement with Shanghai Brilliance Group, attracting 40 million yuan of investment. The teaching and research section is equipped with world-class scientific research instruments and equipment, and the immunology experimental building with contemporary advanced level has sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Referring to the idea of employing people instead of educating people in foreign scientific research institutions, he recruited more than 40 outstanding university graduates and quickly established six first-class professional laboratories in China, including cell biology and genetic engineering. From 65438 to 0997, the Department of Immunology of Cao Xuetao was identified as the doctoral program and key laboratory of immunology and gene therapy in the whole army through the evaluation of the expert committee, which realized the long-cherished wish of the tutor and achieved a breakthrough in the field of immunology in China. However, Cao Xuetao still hasn't gone abroad, and he can't leave his domestic career and the laboratory he founded. He said: "After many years, I always think that it is enough to have no regrets in youth."
Being based in China doesn't mean standing still. Cao Xuetao pays close attention to the frontiers of immunology research in the world. The Human Genome Project is the largest life science project in the world today. Many countries have invested huge sums of money and organized a large number of scientists to tackle key problems, because once they have patents on some important functional genes, it means monopolizing the rights and interests of related industries for the future development of these genes.
Cao Xuetao devoted himself to research and initiated a new technical route of gene cloning. So far, his teaching and research section has sequenced more than 50,000 gene fragments, of which more than 3,000 fragments were discovered for the first time. The 124 human full-length gene he discovered has been registered in the international gene bank, and some genes have made breakthroughs in functional development, which has attracted great attention from the international immunology community.
From 65438 to 0999, the teaching and research section led by Cao Xuetao hosted the highest level and largest international immunology conference in China. As the executive chairman of the conference, Cao Xuetao reported the research status of tumor immunity and gene therapy in China, which was well received by scholars from all over the world. This spring, Cao Xuetao was invited to the United States to attend the international annual meeting in the field of biomedicine, which is considered to represent the highest level in the contemporary era. His special report caused a shock.
/kloc-since 0/0, Cao Xuetao has frequently attended various academic conferences abroad, covering famous medical centers, laboratories, cancer research institutes and university forums in the United States, France, Germany, Japan and Britain. Since 1992, Cao Xuetao has been invited to give academic lectures at the International Immunology Conference for three consecutive times. The teaching and research section has established long-term and stable cooperative relations with the Institute of Immunology in Basel, Switzerland and foreign scientific research institutions near 10, and is known as the cradle of the Nobel Prize.
Cao Xuetao is a new generation of China scholars. His ideals and pursuits are rooted in the fertile soil of the motherland. He has won the attention and respect of the international medical community for his pioneering work and remarkable achievements.