Moselio Schaechter, Ph.D.

Sixth Winford P. Larson Lecturer

Moselio Schaechter, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Tufts University School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, San Diego State University
Visiting Scholar, University of California at San Diego

Dr. Moselio Schaechter emigrated from Europe to Ecuador in 1940 and came to the U.S. in 1950 for graduate and post-graduate studies. In his long and distinguished career, Dr. Schaechter chaired the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University for 23 years, was president of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Association of Medical School Microbiology Chairmen, and currently is Chair of the Editorial Board of ASM News. His talk ranged widely from his upbringing in Ecuador to the bacterial chromosome and, perhaps, even to wild mushrooms about which he has written a book, In the Company of Mushrooms. In his writings, lectures, and career, Dr. Schaechter captures the fascination, excitement and enjoyment of studying biology in general and microbes in particular.