Time: Aug. 23-27, 2010 Beijing

Host: Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences

Bureau of Life Sciences and Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chairman: HUANG Li, DONG Xiuzhu, GUO Liangdong

Locale: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

NO.1 West Beichen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China

The symposium will showcase the latest advances of microbial application in diverse areas of industrial, agricultural, environmental and oceanic biotechnologies. A session of GBRCN-Asia workshop will also be hosted to discuss the qualified management of microbial resources and best practice guideline for global Biological Resource Centers (BRCs). As a possible robust tool for quickly identification of fungi, DNA barcode system will be discussed to be applied in culture collection centers and BRCs in near future.

The tentative agenda is as following,

August 24　　  Research network for applied microbes

August 25　　  GBRCN-Asia workshop

August 26　　  Fungal DNA barcode

August 27 am　 Visit to IMCAS-BRC

August 27 pm　 Visit to Olympic Park

Contact: Ms. Jing Zhang

Email: zhangj@im.ac.cn

Tel: +86-10-64807728