The School of Life Sciences, Fudan University

A Synopsis

The School of Life Sciences at Fudan University, the very first in China, was established in 1986. The faculty of the School includes 39 Professors, 47 Associate Professors and 13 Research Faculties, among which two are members of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Endowed Professors sponsored by Ministry of Education and Fudan University, and 37 Ph.D. Tutors.
The school consists of 11 Ph.D./M.S. programs (Genetics, Developmental Biology, Biophysics, Microbiology, Botany, Ecology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Neural Biology, Bioinformatics, and Human Biology) and 1 M.S. programs (Zoology), which are currently being grouped into five departments: Genetics, Biophysics and Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The School has been accredited to offer Ph.D degrees in Biological Sciences and postdoctoral training since 1999. About 1,050 students are currently enrolled in the School, including 670 undergraduate and 380 graduate students. Eight international students are currently enrolled.
The School hosts the State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecology Engineering. It also hosts two National Key Training Programs (NKTPs): Genetics and Ecology and co-hosts the NKTPs in Neuroscience, Pathogenic Biology, and Physiology. Genetics and Ecology programs have been supported by 211 Program and/or 985 Program of the Ministry of Education.
One of the major goals of the School is to promote academic interaction and long-term partnership with the universities and other academic institutions throughout the world. In addition, the School offers opportunities for international visiting faculties, graduate students and summer students.
The School strides to become an internationally influential institution in teaching and research. This goal is being achieved by recruiting and retaining high quality faculty and students, developing competitive research programs, and promoting international academic interaction. Some of such activities were reported in Nature and Science.