Department of Pathogen Biology £¨former Department of Parasitology£© of Nanjing Medical University was authorized to confer doctoral degrees in 1981, approved as a Jiangsu Provincial key discipline in 1993 and a national key discipline nurturing base for Jiangsu Province higher institutions in 2005. The Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Modern Pathogen Biology is located in the Department.
The Department has a staff of 16, including 7 professors and 2 associate professors. Six faculty members have received their doctorate. There are 5 supervisors of doctoral candidates and 4 supervisors of master¡¯s degree students.
The Department, focusing its research on molecular immunology of pathogenic organism and related diseases, has the following main research areas: molecular immunology and epidemiology of parasitic diseases, biology and immunology of vaccines, vector resistance to insecticides, and modern biological techniques.
The Department, for the past five years, has undertaken 56 research projects above the provincial or ministerial level, including one national key project of the tenth Five-Year Plan, two 863 Program projects and 18 National Natural Science Foundation projects (including 1 key project). Research and construction funds obtained amount to RMB£¤12.4 million. Seven books and 135 academic papers have been published by the faculty members, among which there are 32 SCI papers. It has won 7 awards of advances in science and technology above the provincial or ministerial level. The Department has hosted one international academic conference and three national academic conferences.
Now the Department is going to forward the proper development of its faculty structure, conduct vigorous scientific research, facilitate harmonious advance in teaching, consolidate and give full play to its advantages and characteristics, and develop both national and international academic exchange and cooperation.
Director:Yong Wang(M.D.,PhD,Professor and supervisor of Master¡¯s candidates)
Deputy Director:Haiwei Wu(M.D.,PhD,Professor and supervisor of Master¡¯s candidates)
Office Tel:0086-25-86862774
