The 4th Workshop on Microbial Resources
"Natural Product Research and its Strategies"

The 4th Workshop on Microbial Resources was held in collaboration with Japan Bioindustry Association on the premise of Tamagawa University. Director of Merck Sharp & Dohme, Spain that is known as center of natural product drug discovery and several distinguished scientists from top industry or university highlighted on "Natural Product Research and its Strategies", which will soon be very important in the post-genomic era. They focused how actual microbes are utilized and how screening assays are established. In total 64 participants were actively participated in the workshop and we are looking forward to meeting at the next workshop in June 2002.

Date	November 27th, 2001, 14:00-17:00
Place	Tamagawa University Research Bld B104 (see the map below) 10 minutes by foot from Tamagawa Gakuen Station of Odakyu Line
Organizer	Toru OKUDA and Toshikazu OKI, Applied Life Science Research Center, Tamagawa University Research Institute
Cosponsor	Japan Bioindustry Association
Registration Fee	2,000 yen including banquet
Registration	Anyone who wants to join the workshop are invited to fill in the registration form and send it by fax or email by November 9. FAX +81-42-739-8669 Email torula@lab.tamagawa.ac.jp
Main Theme	"Natural Product Research and its Strategies"
	We will focus how actual microbes are utilized and how screening assays are established under the current situation toward the post-genomics era.

Tentative Program

14:00-14:10	Dr. Toshikazu OKI	Dist. Professor, Tamagawa University Research Institute	Greeting
14:10-14:50	Dr. Mikako SASA	Research Scientist, Novozymes A/S, Denmark	Quest of microbes in enzyme screening programs
14:50-15:30	Dr. Takafumi UCHIDA	Associate Professor, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University	Screening assay development and its strategies
15:30-16:10		Coffee Break
16:10-16:50	Dr. Fernando Pelaez	Director, CIBE Merck Sharp & Dohme de Espane, Spain	Natural product drug discovery and its strategies
16:50-17:00	Dr. Toru Okuda	Professor, Tamagawa University Research Institute	Closing
17:20-19:20		Banquet	Green-hills, on the premise of the University

Participants: 64 in total

Organizations that sent the attendants

Government, Academia, and National Institutes

Centre for Natural Product Research, Singapore, Hokkaido University, Institute for Microbial Chemistry, Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan Collection of Microorganisms, National Fisheries University, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Science University of Tokyo, Fac. of Industrial Science & Technology, Tamagawa University Faculty of Biosciences & Bioresources, Tamagawa University Research Institute, Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Fischery.

Industry

Ajinomoto Corp., Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Denka Seiken Co., Fujifilm Co., Fujitsu Co., Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory Ltd., Godo Shusei Co., Japan Research Institute, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Kyowa Hakko Co. Tokyo Res. Lab., Meiji Seika Co., Mercian Corp., Merck, Sharp & Dohme de Espana, S.A. (CIBE), Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI), Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Science and Technology Research Center, Mitsubishi Welpharma Co., Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Nikkei Business Publications Inc., Nimura Genetic Solutions Inc., Novozymes A/S, Roland Berger & Partner Japan, Sankyo Co. Lab. For Biological Resources Research, Takada Chemical Industry Co., Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Discovery Research Laboratory, TOTO Ltd., Yamamouchi Pharmaceutical Co.

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