Over the past five years, the School has undertaken 153 projects supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China, Key Teachers Fund of Chinese Ministry of Education, Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, Provincial Education Department and other programs and foundations, with a total.  sum of RMB 15.697 million. Among them, six projects are supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China, three key projects are supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education, one project is supported by the Scientific Research Starting Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Chinese Ministry of Education, one project is supported by New Century Talents Support Program of Chinese Ministry of Education, one project is supported by the Foundation for Excellent Doctoral Dissertation from Chinese Ministry of Education, one project is supported by the National Development and Reform Commission, one project is supported by the Basic Program for Key Initial Research of Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Department, 21 projects are supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, six provincial key projects are supported by the Fujian Provincial Science & Technology Department, 17 projects are supported by the Funded Program for Provincial Universities & Colleges, two joint research projects are supported by the Fujian Provincial Department of Education, 27 projects are supported by the Fujian Provincial Department of Education, two projects are supported by the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission, five projects are supported by the Young Talents Innovation Program of Fujian Province, one project is supported by the Medical Innovation Program from Fujian Provincial Health Department, one project is supported by the Youth Fund from Fujian Provincial Health Department, 57 projects are supported by the School’s Foundation.
Category of major research directions

Molecular Pathology of Tumors
Research on correlation between oncogene and cancer suppressor gene
Research on correlation among tumor virus gene, apoptosis and tumor
Research on tumor therapy

Clinical anatomy:
Clinical application of neural anatomy (including sectional anatomy of cranium), covering neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, behavioral neurobiology, microneurosurgery, neurobiology and other disciplines.
Clinical application of orthopedic anatomy, covering applied anatomy of orthopedic, orthopedic biomechanics,  potential monitoring evoked by spinal cord, trauma orthopedic microsurgery
Clinical application of head and neck anatomy, mainly covering applied  anatomy of otolaryngology.
Sectional and imaging anatomy
Construction of neurobiology (including neural anatomy) research platform
Neurobiology:
Hereditary neurogenetic diseases
Neural molecular genetics
Neurodegenerative disease
Repair methods of spinal cord injury
Basic research in senile dementia
Hypoxia-ischemia brain damage of newborn
Application of stem cells in nervous diseases
Research of chronic visceral pain
The influence of pineal body on thymic cells differentiation and development

Physiology and pathophysioloy research direction:
Signal transduction of vascular smooth muscle cell
Cardiomyopathy and myocardial protection
Pathogenesis of hypertension
Research on pathophysiology and therapeutics of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
Learning & memory and drug addiction
Research on peripheral and central mechanism of chronic visceral pain
The Role of Electroacupuncture in chronic visceral pain
Physiological dependence of melatonin on morphine 
Cells and developmental technology
Pathogenic molecular biology
Molecular biology of hepatitis virus
Molecular biology of gastrointestinal pathogens
Correlation between protozoan infection and the host
Infection and cancer
Hepatitis viruses and liver cancer
Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer
Research on invasion and metastasis of toxicant