中国科学院微生物研究所

中国科学院微生物研究所 The Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS)  www.im.ac.cn

中国科学院微生物研究所于1958年12月3日由中国科学院应用真菌研究所和北京微生物研究室合并成立。半个多世纪以来，研究所已发展成为我国微生物学研究领域中学科齐全、水平最高的国家级研究机构。现有在职职工人数313人，包括中国科学院院士5人，专业技术人员250人左右；在学研究生337人及部分客座流动人员。

以微生物所第一任所长戴芳澜院士以及邓叔群院士、阎逊初院士为代表的老一辈科学家，是我国真菌学、放线菌分类学的创始人和奠基人，他们的研究成果和经典著作至今仍在微生物学界具有很高的权威性；以方心芳院士为代表的老一辈工业微生物学家为我国微生物发酵产业作出了奠基性贡献。多年来，我所科学家在植物病毒、医学与动物病毒以及免疫学研究方面在国际国内做出了自己的特色，颇有造诣。

根据中科院创新试点工程的要求和微生物所的长远发展目标，确定了以微生物资源、工业与应用微生物、病原微生物与免疫为主要研究领域，旨在建立从资源开发、技术创新到成果转化的研发体系，努力为提升我国微生物产业创新发展能力做出基础性、战略性和前瞻性贡献。

目前研究所拥有微生物资源前期开发国家重点实验室、植物基因组学国家重点实验室（与遗传与发育生物学研究所共建）、中国科学院真菌、地衣系统学重点实验室和中国科学院病原微生物与免疫学重点实验室。拥有亚洲最大的具有40万号标本的菌物标本馆和一个国内最大的具有17000多株菌种的微生物菌种保藏中心，是世界知识产权组织批准的布达佩斯条约国际保藏单位。

同时还有一个藏书6万余册的专业性图书馆。半个多世纪以来，研究所共获省部级以上科技奖173项，其中国家奖28项。发表论文3000余篇，其中SCI论文1000余篇，包括国际顶级学术杂志《Cell》和《Science》等，出版专著115部；申请专利228项，授权123项。在微生物研究所挂靠的单位有中国微生物学会、中国菌物学会、中国生物工程学会。微生物所和上述有关学会编辑出版的学术刊物有《微生物学报》、《微生物学通报》、《菌物学报》及《生物工程学报》。

 The Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) was founded on December 3, 1958. It is a national comprehensive research institution that performs a wide spectrum of basic and applied research in the field of microbiology. IMCAS is committed to three missions: basic and applied research targeting national strategic needs and world-class frontier sciences, thinking tank for the government, and graduate student training.

Based on the long term goals of the CAS's Knowledge Innovation Project, which the IMCAS jointed in 2001, it has established five key laboratories or departments, namely State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, CAS Key Laboratory of Systematic Mycology and Lichenology, Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Agricultural Microbiology & Biotechnology, and Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology.

The institute harbors supporting centers/platforms to serve scientific researches, i.e. the culture collection center, the microbial analytical center, the center for technology and information, and the high-throughput screening platform. The culture collection center harbors the largest fungal herbarium in Asia with over 400,000 specimens, and the biggest culture collection in China, with 17,000 isolates of microorganisms. This center is entitled one of international preservative bases by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) according to the Budapest Treaty.

IMCAS hosts 310 faculty and staff, including 5 CAS academicians and 240 research personnel. The institute offers a broad range of academic programs that lead to postgraduate degrees. Currently, there are 314 graduate students enrolled in various programs toward doctoral (198) and master's degrees (116).

Three national academic societies, Chinese Society of Microbiology, the Mycological Society of China, and Chinese Society of Biotechnology, are affiliated to the institute. IMCAS is also the seat of editorial offices for four journals, Acta Microbiologica Sinica, Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Mycosystema. The Institute has a specialized library with a collection of more than 60,000 books.

As the national leading research institution in the field of microbiology, the IMCAS is committed to the advancement of science and technology. During the past 40 years since its establishment, the IMCAS has been honored for more than 170 national and ministry-acknowledged scientific awards, among them, 29 awards were from the national government. More than 3,000 scientific papers and 100 monographs were published, of which over one third were published on Science Citation Index journals, including "Science", "Cell", etc.

The institute is committed to serving national and international needs. This commitment is reflected in research and practical activities located off campus in communities throughout China. It is realized also through worldwide research cooperation, training ex-changes, and student exchange programs. The IMCAS has established a network of international collaborations that involves scientists from the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Russia, United Kingdom, France and other European countries. The international orientation of the institute is an indispensable precondition for its scientific excellence and competitiveness.