SIBS has developed diverse ways such as master-doctoral program, laboratory rotation, excellent courses and the First Author Forum to enhance students’ ability of independent thinking, self-study and innovative practice. In 2008, Bio2000 Course of SIBS was honored with the special prize of CAS Education Achievement Award. 

At present, there are 1467 graduate students and 102 postdoctoral fellows in training at SIBS. Between 2000 and 2008, 110 graduate students from SIBS won the CAS President’s Scholarship, the National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations Award, or the CAS Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations Award.

Ph.D. Graduation Photo in 2008

Bio2000 Course was honored with the special prize of CAS Education Achievement Award .		"The First Author Forum - the journey of discovery"　  was developed from Sep. 2004 for graduates,  who published papers in high-profile  journals as the first author, sharing their experiences
The Postdoc Training Course was set to help postdocs pursue excellence in research from Feb. 2009.		SIBS was awarded as the National Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows Training Institution in 2005.