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Marine Biotechnology Conference | Brisbane | 11-15 November 2013 - mtwalsh01 - 10-16-2013 10th International Marine Biotechnology Conference Organisers: International Marine Biotechnology Association Dates: November 11th – 15th 2013 Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Website: http://imbc2013australia.com/ The website gives all the necessary information on abstract submission, fees, registration, conference agenda, hotel, exhibitions and other important facts. Purpose of the conference Researchers from all over the world will not be all at sea when they attend the 10th IMBC. It will cover developments in marine biotechnology, including algal biotechnology to whole-organism biotechnology. The fascinating potential for applications of marine genomics, metagenomics and chemistry in biomedicine, bioprocessing and aquaculture will be addressed. Sustainable policies and practices will be championed throughout the conference. Major theme Genome to phenome: understanding to sustainable use Topics to be covered: One day special symposium: Algal Biotechnology and Bioenergy: Research, Application and Sustainability One-day forum: China-ANZ Collaboration Forum on Marine Biotechnology Other symposia and sessions: • Marine Microbial Genomics and Synthetic Biology • Aquaculture Biotechnology and Genomics • Marine Natural products: Discovery to Biomedical Application • Biomaterials and Biominetics • Environmental Monitoring and Protection: Biofouling, Bioremediation, Metagenomics and Carbon Sequestration Speakers: Plenary speakers: • Professor Asao Fujiyama, National Institute of Genetics, Japan • Professor Bill Gerwick , University of California, USA • Professor Ben Hankamer, University of Queensland, Australia • Professor Ute Hentschel, University of Wuerzburg, Germany • Professor Ron Quinn, Griffith University, Australia • Professor Amir Sagi, The Negev Ben Gurion University, Israel • Professor Anchalee Tassanakajon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Keynote speakers: • Professor Michael Borowitzka, Murdoch University, Western Australia • Professor Pamela Chavez, Antofagasta, Chile • Professor Abigail Elizur, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia • Professor Xiaodong Fang, BGI Tech Solutions, China • Professor Do-Hyung Kang, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology • Professor Se-Kwon Kim, Pukyong National University, Korea • Professor Werner Muller, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany • Dr Peter Nichols, CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, Tasmania • Dr Seshagiri Raghukumar, Myko Tech Pty Ltd, India • Professor Betsy Reid, California State University, USA Not that Proceedings of IMBC2013 will be published in a Special Issue of Marine Drugs (impact factor 3.85), Advances and New Perspectives in Marine Biotechnology |