Abstract: The Beijing Neurosurgical Institute was set up in 1960. Since then, many achievements were gained in the aspects of disciplinary buildingup, scientific research and talented man cultivation. There were six laboratorys in 1960, and now there were sixteen basic science laboratorys and nine clinical laboratorys. The basic and clinical researchs were aimed to the questions generated in the process of clinical diagnosis and treatment. Many technical tough problems were overcomed in the past fifty years. Many important breakthroughs were gained in the basic and clinical researchs of nervous system neoplasms, the mechanism and repair of central nervous system injury, endovascular interventional therapy of cerebrovascular disease, neuroendoscopic technology, prevention and cure of cerebrovascular disease, epidemiology of important nervous system diseases, neuroimaging, functional neurosurgery and gamma knife therapy of central nervous system diseases. The beijing neurosurgical institute caltivated many diaphysises for every cities in our country and guided the neurosurgery of china to the international advancing front.

Key words: Capital Medical University, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, disciplinary building up, scientific research, talented man cultivation