School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University was founded on 200 1, and its predecessor, Biology Department, was founded at the beginning of 195 1 East China Normal University, which was formed by the merger of biology departments of Guanghua University, Tongji University, St. John's University and Daxia University. At the beginning of its establishment, the department gathered a group of famous professors who enjoyed high reputation in China, such as Xue and Zhang Zuoren from the Department of Zoology. Wang Zhijia, Chen and Wang in botany; Zhang et al. Later, a number of rising stars emerged, such as Yan Jiqiong, Lang Suo, Du Nanshan, Zhou, Qian Guozhen and other famous scholars. In 1950s and 1960s, the disciplines of zoology and botany in the Department of Biology were the strongest in the field of biology in China universities.

Since 2000, * * * has received a total of about 565,438+0,756,5438+0,654,38+0,000 yuan, undertaken 304 scientific research projects, published 964 papers and applied for more than 40 invention patents. Significant progress has been made in basic and applied research in the fields of zoology, botany, ecology, medicinal phytochemistry, neurobiology and biomedicine. "Natural skin anti-aging activator" won the Silver Award in the 6th National Invention Exhibition and the Special Honor Award in the 83rd French International Invention Exhibition. "Jinzizibao" won the gold medal in Southeast Asia Medical and Health Expo; "GSF Special Food for Diabetes" won the gold medal in the 5th Shanghai "Four New" Expo; "Study on Edible Value of Auricularia auricula-Auricularia auricula Spring" won the gold medal in the 5th Shanghai Science and Technology Fair; The project "Research and Development of Deep Utilization of Medicinal Natural Resources in Changbai Mountain (Vaccinium myrtillus)" was awarded the "First Prize of Excellent Exhibits in China University Exhibition Area of the 7th Shanghai International Industry Expo" by the Education System Organizing Committee of Shanghai International Industry Expo. The project "Research and Development of Nutritive and Environment-friendly Complete Feed for Eriocheir sinensis" won the first prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress in 2005; The project "Study on the Classification and Geographical Distribution of Mosses" won the first prize of the Natural Science Award of the Science and Technology Award of the Ministry of Education in 2007.