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Since 1999, we are seeking for possibilities of fungi as a screening source for pharmaceutical or agrochemical lead compounds. We have a number of collaborations with national institutes, universities and various industries in Japan as well as overseas. Our screening library is derived from endophytes, litter decomposing fungi, fungicolous fungi isolated from various substrates collected on the premise of Tamagawa, Tsugaru and Hachijo Island in Japan. Several promising hits have emerged out of our collections and are now under evaluation. In the meantime, 3 new species have been discovered and we have isolated 6 fungi new to Japan. We are also developing a new method for isolating fungi in collaboration with Dr. Watanabe.
The last workshop on microbial resources will be held on November 23rd, 2013. Do not miss this opportunity!
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Name Position & roles Research fields Toru OKUDA Ph. D., Professor Mycology, Microbiology Tatsuo HOSHINO Ph. D., Professor Applied Microbiology Masaaki TAZOE Ph. D., Visiting Senior Scientist Natural Product Chemistry Takayuki ISHIZAKI Ph. D., Researcher Mycology, Molecular biology Yuki TSUCHIYA Fungal isolation, identification & taxonomy Mycology, Plant pathology, Fungal ecology Akiko SHIMIZU Metabolic engineering Molecular biology, Applied microbiology Setsuko KOBAYASHI Fermentation and strain improvement Biochemistry Harumi OGAWA Library construction & Biological assays Biochemistry Masumi UEMURA Preservation & isolation Microbiology, Actinomycetology Mitsuko KUNIMOTO Administration & Secretary Microbiology Junko TAKAHASHI Metaboilc engineering and administration Microbiology
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Name Position & roles Research fields Kazuaki HIGASHI Ph. D., Professor of Faculty of Agriculture Physiology of Plant Pathogens, Biochemistry Hiroshi HORI Ph. D., Professor of Faculty of Agriculture Natural Product Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry Kyoko WATANABE Ph. D., Associate Professor of Faculty of Agriculture Phytopathology @
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