The College of Life Science & Technology was established in October 1994. Upholding the spirit of "seeking truth from facts and pursuing excellence", the college aims to align with global standards to build a first-class college with distinct characteristics. It is a primary supporting institution for the National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, the National Key Laboratory of Agro-microbiology, and the National Engineering Research Center of Microbial Pesticides.
It has two first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points in Biology and Bioengineering, and a professional doctoral degree authorization point in Biology and Medicine. It also has two post-doctoral research stations in Biology and Bioengineering. Its Biology discipline was rated as an A level in the fourth round of discipline evaluations, placing it in the top 5 percent nationwide. In 2017, it was selected as a "Double First-Class" discipline, and in 2022, it was included in the new round of "Double First-Class" disciplines.
Three disciplines of the college – Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, and Bioengineering – have been selected as national first-class undergraduate programs. In 2020, HZAU's Biological Sciences Elite Student Training Base was included in the first group of Top-Notch Student Training Programs 2.0 Bases.
The college has two national talent training bases, one national experimental teaching demonstration center, one national biology internship base, and one national science popularization base.
It boasts a strong faculty, with 63 professors and 44 associate professors. Among them is one academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and six recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Additionally, there are 69 individuals recognized with provincial and ministerial-level talent titles.
It also has two innovative research groups funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) as well as other innovative research groups.
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