Moselio "Elio" Schaechter is Distinguished professor emeritus at Tufts University, and adjunct professor at both San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego.
16 Facts About Moselio Schaechter
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Moselio Schaechter's family emigrated in 1940 to Quito, Ecuador, where he was raised and educated until moving to the United States for graduate school.
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Moselio Schaechter was drafted into the United States Army after graduation and worked at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research studying rickettsia.
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Moselio Schaechter then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark until 1958, studying Salmonella and Escherichia coli growth.
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Moselio Schaechter retired from Tufts in 1995 and moved to San Diego, California, where he has served as an adjunct professor at San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego.
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Moselio Schaechter is an Honorary Member the American Society for Microbiology, which he served as President in 1984.
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Moselio Schaechter has chaired the editorial board of its newsletter, ASM News.
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Moselio Schaechter became a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 1974, served a term as member of its board of governors from 1997 to 2000.
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Moselio Schaechter has written or edited several foundational textbooks in microbiology.
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The ASM awards the Moselio Schaechter Distinguished Service Award to recognize society members who contribute to scientific research and science education in the developing world.
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Moselio Schaechter has been involved with public outreach and science communication projects; he co-edits an ASM-sponsored microbiology-themed blog called Small Things Considered and co-hosts the This Week in Microbiology podcast founded and hosted by Vincent Racaniello.
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Moselio Schaechter married during his graduate education and he and his wife had two children.
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Moselio Schaechter's daughter Judith Schaechter is a noted stained glass artist.
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Moselio Schaechter is a hobbyist mycologist and has received awards for his contributions to amateur mycology.
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Moselio Schaechter was active in the Boston Mycological Club for many years and is a founding member of the San Diego Mycological Society.
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Moselio Schaechter published a natural history book on the subject of mushrooms and mushroom-hunting, In the Company of Mushrooms, in 1997.