THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
On Applied Biology: Tropical Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Bioactive Compounds
23-24th October 2009, Vinh University
Vinh City, Nghe An Province, Vietnam
AGENDA
Friday 23rd October, 2009
Participants arrive at Vinh City
Dinner at 6:30 PM hosted by Vinh University.
Saturday 24th October, 2009
Participants Registered 7.00 to 8.00 AM
Introduction, 8.00 to 8.30 AM
Opening speeches by President of Vinh University
Introduction of key participants
Outline of agenda, discussion and confirm objectives and outputs
Elect one participants to act as “reviewers”.
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Time
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Holder and Contents
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Session 1: 8.30 AM to 11.45 AM.
Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ping-Chung Kuo
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1.1.
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8.30-8.55
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Morakot Tanticharoen
Opening report
Bioresources Initiatives: Thailand
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1.2.
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9.00-9.15
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Nicholas Wilkinson
What do you need to know to save a species? Opportunities for biological, economic and geographical research for conservation of the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
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1.3.
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9.20-9.35
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Dang Ngoc Quang
Searching for novel compounds of biological interest from the Hypoxylon sp.
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1.4.
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9.40-10.55
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Li Yuan
Characteristics of heavy metals tolerance and growth in two ecotypes of a pioneer plant Oxyria isnensis Hemslin grown on Huice lead-zinc mining area in Yunnan, China
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10.00-10.15
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Coffee Break
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1.5.
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10.15-10:30
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Haiji Lu
A New Species of Phyllachora on Cyperaceae
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1.6.
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10.35-10:50
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Bai Jianbo
The study of preservative effect on Gladiolus with Boric acid and Ethanol
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1.7.
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10.55-11.10
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Bo Gao
A preliminary study about the effect of laser mutation to the chlorophyll content of Capsicum frutescens var. fasciculatum and Erigeron Breviscapus
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1.8.
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11.15-11.30
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Cao Tien Trung
The Northern Annamite of Vietnam: A potential biodiversity center
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11.35-13.30
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Lunch
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Session 2: 13.30PM to 17.30PM
Chairman: Prof. Morakot Tanticharoen
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2.1.
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13.30 – 13.55
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Ping-Chung Kuo
Opening report
Discovery of new lead compounds from Natural Medicinal Sources
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2.2.
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14.00-14.15
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Zhou Yinli
Survival of pomegranate in reverse cuttage and plant polarity
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2.3.
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14.20-14.35
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Vu Dinh Hoang
Anti-HIV constituents of Litsea verticillata Hance: Bioassay-guided isolation, structural elucidation and anti - HIV activity
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2.4.
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14.40-14.50
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Tran Thi Kim Anh
Application of molecule biotechnology in species domination for marine micro algae of Dunaliella sp.
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15.00-15.15
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Coffee Break
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2.5.
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15.15-15.30
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Min Tu
Abundant within-varietal genetic diversity in rice germplasm from Yunnan Province of China revealed by SSR fingerprints
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2.6.
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15.35-15.50
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Chen Shao-Xing
Identification of Halorubrum sp. CY strain and primary study on the basic characteristics of extracellular amylase
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2.7.
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15.55-16.10
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Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard
Diversity of Invertebrate-Pathogenic Fungi in Thailand
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2.8.
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16.15-16.30
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Stewart Andrews
GenStat free use for teaching world-wide and free use for research to the developing world
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2.9.
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16.35-16.45
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John Pilgrim
Introduction Birdlife International and CEPF
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2.10.
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16.50-17.00
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Nguyen Ngoc Hoi and Nicholas
Sign MoU Vinh University - Cambridge University, Project Darwin, Defra, United Kingdom
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17.00-17.10
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Nguyen Ngoc Hoi
Concluding remark, Closing speech
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18.30
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Dinner Party
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