Anthony John Sinskey becomes SibFU's Honorary Professor

Professor of Microbiology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received the status of SibFU's Honorary Professor.

The event of receiving the diploma and the mantle occurred during the research session on the 'Biotechnologies of New Biomaterials' research project. SibFU's rector Eugene Vaganov suggested that cooperation with Anthony John Sinskey, a distinguished researcher, increases the university's prestige.

«Professor Sinskey represents innovative research. He has a lot of experience in transforming new technologies that have a social value», — Eugene Vaganov said.

Anthony John Sinskey replied that he admired the hard work of his SibFU's colleagues with whom he had been working for four years«It is nice to know that you work with people who tend to achieve success. Out fruitful collaboration results in moving further along the research path that we chose. The project is potentially beneficial for increasing life standards due to its medical component», — Professor Sinskey said.

Anthony John Sinskey has become the third researcher with the title of SibFU's Honorary Professor. It was first conferred upon Osamu Shimomura in September 2012. The second researcher to receive the title in November 2012 was Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Professor Emeritus from Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry.

SibFU's Public Relations Office, 4 october 2013