MB300: Resources, Isolation and Identification of Bioactive Marine Natural Products
08:30-12:10, September 21, 2012 (Friday)

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08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Keynote Speaker:
Title: Bioactive Metabolites from Tropical Marine Invertebrates and Endophytic Fungi
Dr.Peter Proksch, Professor, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Germany

09:00-09:25

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09:25-09:50

Title: Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of the Family Alcyoniidae
Dr. Hideaki Maekawa, Professor, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

09:50-10:15

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10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

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MB301: Bioactive Substances from Marine Species
13:30-17:10, September 21, 2012 (Friday)

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Dr. Jenny Littlechild, Professor, University of Exeter, UK

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13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Speech Opportunity Available

14:00-14:25

Title: Enzymes from Marine Microorganisms and Their Biotechnological Applications
Dr. Jenny Littlechild, Professor, University of Exeter, UK

14:25-14:50

Title: Diversity and Applications Macroalgal Bioactive Molecules
Dr. Stefan Kraan, Director, Ocean Harvest Technology Ltd, Ireland

14:50-15:15

Title: Structure Elucidation and Dereplication of Natural Products Using Fragment Search Techniques and Databases
Dr. Hartmut Laatsch, Professor, Georg-August University, Germany

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Ice-Binding Proteins from Marine Bacteria, Yeast and Microalgae: Types, Functions, and Application
Dr. Hak Jun Kim, Principal Research Scientist, Korea Polar Research Institute, University of Science and Technology, South Korea

15:55-16:20

Title: Effect of Heparin Analogs from Marine Invertebrates on Metastasis, Thrombus Formation and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Mauro S.G. Pavao, Associate Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

16:20-16:45

Title: Novel Enzymes and Proteins from Oxidative-stress-tolerant Marine Green Algae
Dr. Hitoshi Miyasaka, Chief Researcher, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Low Molecular Weight Compouds and Peptides from Sea Anemone Venom as New Lead Compounds for Drug Discovery. The Use of Next-Gen Sequencing for Digging the Toxin Diversity
Dr. Andre Junqueira Zaharenko, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Butantan Institute, Brazil

MB302: Functional Marine Proteins, Peptides and Marine Microalgae Polysaccharides

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MB303: Novel Enzymes from Marine
08:30-12:10, September 22, 2012 (Saturday)

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MB304: Discovery and Development of Marine Pigments and Hormones
08:30-12:10, September 22, 2012 (Saturday)

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MB305: Biosynthesis and Total Synthesis of Marine Natural Products

Chair:

Dr. Eugene V. Babaev, Professor, Moscow State University, Russia

Co-Chair:

Dr. Tao Ye, Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Keynote Speech:
Title: Structural Revisions of Marine Natural Products by Total Synthesis
Dr. Tao Ye, Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

14:00-14:25

Title: Shortest Total Synthesis of 2-Aminoimidazole Marine Alkaloids and Study of Their Anti-leishmania Activity
Dr. Eugene V. Babaev, Professor, Moscow State University, Russia

14:25-14:50

Title: Total Synthesis of Gambierol, A Polycyclic Ether Marine Toxin
Dr. Yuji Mori,Professor, Meijo University, Japan

14:50-15:15

Speech Opportunity Available

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

Under Development…