School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University explained

The School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University was established in 1999.

School of Life Sciences,Lanzhou University
Native Name:	Chinese: 兰州大学生命科学学院
Motto:	Chinese: 秉德维新、务本求真

History^[1]

• In 1946, Professor Xin Shuzhi, then president, and Professor Dong Shuangqiu and Chang Linding established the Department of Botany and Zoology of Lanzhou University.
• In 1951, The Departments of Botany and Zoology merged into the Department of Biology.
• In 1999, The Department of Biology, the Laboratory of Cytology, the Laboratory of Plant Physiology directly under the Ministry of Education, and the State Key Laboratory of Arid Agroecology were merged into the School of Life Sciences.

Offers majors

Lanzhou University School of Life Sciences currently has three majors: biological science, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.

Scientific research

• Discovery of a protein phosphatase that regulates autophagy in plant cells.^[2]
• Reveal drought adaptation of common desert plants.^[3]
• Pb induced mitochondrial fission of fibroblast cells via ATM activation.^[4]

Staff

The school currently has 134 faculty members, including 95 full-time teachers (34 professors, 10 junior research fellows, 40 associate professors and 11 lecturers), 24 laboratory technicians and 15 Party affairs and administrative logistics staff.^[5]

Famous alumni

• Shu Hongbing, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, served as Dean of the School of Life Sciences of Wuhan University from 2005 to 2013, and President of Wuhan University from 2013 to 2022.^{[6] [7]}
• Yang Weicai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Web site: 学院介绍-兰大生命科学院 . 2023-01-12 . lifesc.lzu.edu.cn.
2. Web site: 兰州大学研究人员发现调控植物细胞自噬的蛋白磷酸酶-兰大生命科学院 . 2023-01-13 . lifesc.lzu.edu.cn . en.
3. Web site: Chinese researchers reveal drought adaptation of common desert plants-兰大生命科学院 . 2023-01-13 . lifesc.lzu.edu.cn.
4. Qi . Yongmei . Ma . Lin . Naeem . Sajid . Gu . Xueyan . Chao . Xijuan . Yuan . Cong . Huang . Dejun . 2021-08-15 . Pb induced mitochondrial fission of fibroblast cells via ATM activation . Journal of Hazardous Materials . 416 . 126177 . 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126177 . 1873-3336 . 34492951.
5. Web site: About the school-兰大生命科学院 . 2023-01-13 . lifesc.lzu.edu.cn.
6. Web site: 我院校友舒红兵院士回信感谢母校-兰大生命科学院 . 2023-01-16 . lifesc.lzu.edu.cn.
7. Web site: 武汉大学生命科学学院 . 2023-01-16 . bio.whu.edu.cn . zh-CN.
8. Web site: 关于公布2021年中国科学院院士增选当选院士名单的公告----中国科学院 . 2023-01-16 . www.cas.cn.
9. Web site: 热烈祝贺杨维才校友入选中国科学院院士！-兰大生命科学院 . 2023-01-16 . lifesc.lzu.edu.cn.