The College of Life Sciences

The College of Life Sciences in Nankai University was founded in 1993 and presently consists of 5 departments, 2 institutes, and 2 centers:

1. Department of Microbiology
2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
3. Department of Genetics and Cell Biology
4. Department of Plant Biology and Ecology
5. Department of Zoology and Developmental Biology
6. Institute of Molecular Biology
7. Institute of Entomology
8. TEDA Functional Genomics Research Center
9. Experimental Center for Biology Teaching.

The college currently occupies three buildings with a construction area of 15,000 square meters. [more]

Message from the Dean

Click here to read a message from the Dean of the College of Life Sciences, Prof. Zhinan Yin.

College and Department Leaders

Click here to see the leaders of the College and respective departments

Faculty

The College of Life Sciences has 138 faculty and staff members. We have established academic collaborations with more than 20 universities, and are pleased to have 12 visiting professors from prestigious universities all over the world. [more]

Education

The following information is available for prospective students of the College of Life Sciences:

• Postgraduate students

  The college currently has 80 postgraduate student supervisors, including 52 doctoral supervisors. The college is authorized to confer PhD and M.S. degrees in all disciplines in Biology [more]

• Undergraduate students

  The college currently has more than 500 undergraduate students across two specialities: Biotechnology and Bioscience. [more]