Biology was ranked as “Advantageous and Key Discipline of Guangdong Province”.

Department of Biology was granted a special fund of High-Level Universities in Guangdong Province.

Department of Biology is granted the right by Guangdong Provincial Academic Degrees Committee to confer bachelor’s degrees in biotechnology, bioinformatics and biological sciences.

Department of Biology and Nikon Instruments Shanghai Co. Ltd established Life Science Imaging Demonstration Center-the first in South China.