Research

Discipline Excellence in Biology

Southeast University's Biology Program has maintained continuous excellence since earning doctoral accreditation in 2001. As a Jiangsu Provincial Key Discipline through tenth five national development plans, it ranks globally in the top 1% for ESI fields:

· Biology & Biochemistry

· Neuroscience & Behavior

· Pharmacology & Toxicology

· Molecular Biology & Genetics


Research Ecosystem

Core Facility:

MOE Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and HumanDiseases


Research Paradigm:

Molecular → Cellular → Model Organisms → Clinical Patients


Focus: Neural development mechanisms and neuropsychiatric disorders pathogenesis


National Strategic Support:

· Project 211/985

· Double First-Class Initiative

· Provincial Peak Discipline Funding

· Central Budget Research Capacity Grants


Infrastructure Investment: ¥ 1 billion+ including:

· ¥ 350M Intelligent Diagnosis & Medical Device Innovation Platform

· ¥ 110M Model Organism Resource Center (Drosophila & C. elegans)


Distinguished Faculty

Category

Count

Chang Jiang Chair Professor

1

Chang Jiang Scholars

3

NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars

4

Chang Jiang Scholars (Young)

1

NSFC Excellent Young Scientists

3

Young Thousand Talents

6

NSFC Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas)

6


Research Output (2019-2023)


Funding Portfolio:

· 75 national grants | 20 provincial grants

· ¥ 120M+ competitive funding

o National "Brain Initiative" (lead)

o 5 NSFC Key Projects

o 42 NSFC General Projects


Publications:

· 300 SCI papers

· High-impact journals: Cell, The Lancet, Nature Cell Biology, Cell Stem Cell, PNAS, Science Advances, Nature Communications


Major Awards:

· MOE Natural Science First Prize (2021)

· Jiangsu Science & Technology First Prize (2022)

· China Medical Science Second Prize (2020)


(Last updated: January 2025)