M.Sc programs are typically only available to students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, while D.N.Sc programs are open to students of any nationality. Tuition for foreign doctoral students (including those from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) is roughly 40,000 RMB per year, not including living expenses, which are quite low in southwestern China. There are several sources of funding available for foreign students through the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). For more information on these funding options, please see our list of Scholarships & Fellowships.
Doctoral programs at KIZ run from 3-4 years, and lead to a Ph.D. equivalency, Doctorate in Natural Science (D.NSc), in four major fields: Zoology, Neurobiology, Genetics, and Cell Biology. Within these fields, KIZ has more than 30 doctoral supervisors, most of which have substantial international research experience, strong publication records, and good placement of students.
Students interested in pursuing their doctoral education with a particular research group should first contact the relevant Principal Investigator leading the group and then speak with the International Cooperation Officer, Ms. Chunyu Liu, who will help guide students through the admission process of UCAS.
Zoology
| Wetland Biology | Jun-xing Yang | yangjx@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Mammal Ecology and Evolution | Xue-long Jiang | jiangxl@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Ornithology | Xiao-jun Yang | Yangxj@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Biodiversity Conservation | Douglas W Yu | dougwyu@gmail.com |
| Evolution and Behavior Ecology | Rui-wu Wang | wangrw@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Natural Medicines & Bioprospecting | Ren Lai | rlai@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Biotoxins & Human Diseases | Yun Zhang | zhangy@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
Neurobiology
| Mental Diseases & Animal Models | Lin Xu | lxu@vip.163.com |
| Central Nervous System Diseases | Xing-tian Hu | xthu@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Ion channel Drug development | Jian Yang | jianyang@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
Genetics
| Evolutionary Genomics | Ya-ping Zhang | zhangyp@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Shi Peng | ship@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Wang Wen | wwang@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Human Evolution and Adaption | Bin Su | sub@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Human Evolution and Genetics | Qing-Peng Kong | kongqp@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Medical Genetics | Yong-gang Yao | yaoyg@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Systematic Biology | Jing-fei Huang | huangjf@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Bioinformatics | Zhan-shan Ma | ma@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Jing Che | chej@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
Cell Biology
| Antiviral Immunology & Primate Models for HIV/AIDS | Yong-tang Zheng | zhengyt@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Molecular Cell Biology | Jian-fan Wen | wenjf@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Tumor Molecular Pathology & Immunology | Yi Cao | caoy@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Gene Control and Early Embryonic Development | Bing-yu Mao | mao@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Reproduction and Development | Ping Zheng | zhengp@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Tumor Molecular Mechanisms and Targeted Therapeutics | Ce-shi Chen | chenc@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Lipid Metabolism and Diseases | Bin Liang | liangb@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Tumor Stem Cell Biology | Xu-dong Zhao | zhaoxudong@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Chromatin Structure Mechanism of Drosophila Epigenetics | Ju-min Zhou | zhoujm@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Tumor & Stem Cell Function | Yong-bin Chen | ybchen@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
| Imprinting in Development and Evolution | Bao-wei Jiao | jiaobaowei@mail.kiz.ac.cn |
