Shi Luji, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yizheng, Jiangsu Province. He graduated from the Horticulture Department of Zhejiang University in 1940 and acquired a PhD degree from the Animal Department of Columbia University in 1951.
A cytobiologist, Shi served as a researcher at the Shanghai Cytobiological Research Institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His scientific work is recognized because of his discovery of DNA in cytoplasm. Shi used high-precision and high-sensitivity quantitative and positioning modes in verifying the theory of fetation dual-gradients.
Shi has pioneered research in revealing that karyon can be formed by separating chromatin. He collaborated with scientific colleagues in carrying out research on chromosome vaginas and cetromere. Shi acquired and later cloned centromere DNA.
In 1980, he was elected as academician to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1980— | Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
Researcher, Shanghai Cytobiological Research Institute Shanghai Municipality | ||
1951 | Graduate, Columbia University USA, New York, New York (Received Doctorate) | |
1940 | Graduate, Zhejiang University, Horticulture Department Zhejiang Province |