Marine Biotechnology - JSMB 2024 Special Issue Call for Papers
The 24th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Marine Biotechnology will be held at the University of Tsukuba this May 25 – 26, 2024. This is the first time in 25 years that the conference has been held in Tsukuba City, since our third conference was held here in 1999. We look forward to welcoming many participants and invite you to view the conference website, http://marinebiotechnology.jp/mbt2024/en/ (this opens in a new tab)
The 24th annual meeting of the JSMB is organized with the aim of contributing to the academic understanding and use of the ocean based on biotechnology. The conference will cover a variety of research fields related to marine biotechnology, including cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, bioactive substances, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, genetics related to fish and invertebrates, biomineralization, biomaterials, nanotechnology, and aquaculture technology. The symposium will promote understanding, dissemination, and development of the current state of marine biotechnology research, networking, and collaboration among industry, government, and academia.
Session category of general presentation include the following topics:
●Microorganisms
●Microalgae
●Macroalgae, Sessile organisms
●Fish and shellfish
●Natural products chemistry, unused resources
●Biomineralization
●Environment, environmental adaptation
●Others
The journal Marine Biotechnology will publish a Special Issue devoted to papers that are presented at the meeting and meet the above subject area criteria. Submissions to this Special Issue will be accepted from May 26, 2024 through December 31, 2024, with an aim to publish the issue in 2025. Submissions to this Special Issue can be made here after May 26th: https://submission.springernature.com/new-submission/10126 (this opens in a new tab)
The JSMB Executive committee is comprised of the following researchers who will consider and evaluate all manuscript submissions to this Special Issue:
Chairman
Iwane Suzuki
Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572 Japan
Iwanes6803@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab)
Executive committee chairman
Yoshiaki Maeda
Associate Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572 Japan
maeda.yoshiaki.ff@u.tsukuba.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab)
Executive committee
Masami Kobayashi
Associate Professor, Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571 Japan
masami@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab)
Makoto Hayashi
Assistant Professor, Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba
Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan
makotoh@tara.tsukuba.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab)
Kohei Yoneda
Junior Assistant Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572 Japan
yoneda.kohei.gt@u.tsukuba.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab)
Mariko Iijma
Researcher, Research Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8561 Japan
m.iijima@aist.go.jp (this opens in a new tab)
Katsuhiko Mineta
Senior Researcher/Professor, Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University
Room 115, Building 120-5, 513 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041 Japan
minetak@aoni.waseda.jp (this opens in a new tab)