US/JAPAN SEMINAR--BIOSYNTHESIS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

第四届美日两国天然产物生物合成研讨会 产品将于1994年6月6日至10日在日本箱根举行。它将 主要汇集学术参与者和观察员， 这两个国家，混合高级调查人员和有前途的年轻人， 科学家此外，来自加拿大的三位主要研究人员将 被邀请。来自工业界的大量研究人员， 这两个国家也被邀请作为“工业 作为“伙伴”或观察员， 发展中的基础科学和实际应用 有用的新产品和工艺。时间表将包括 在上午和晚上的讲座，与充足的时间在 下午，与会者进行非正式互动， 激发创造性的思想交流。 本系列的前几次研讨会对以下方面产生了深远的影响： 两国生物合成研究的进展。 在早期，这一领域由英国和瑞士主导。 然而，在过去的二十年里，美国和日本 在生物合成领域有着强大的影响力， 研究，与广泛的互动和合作之间 这两个国家的科学家。目前，大部分活跃 这两个国家的生物合成研究人员都很早 与会者或观察员。 展宽 天然产物领域的跨学科范围 生物合成使这些研讨会越来越多地 重要的是将不同的科学家聚集在一起 学科，特别是生物有机化学家，酶学家和 分子生物学家 在生物合成方面已经取得了许多重要进展 自1987年上一次研讨会以来，新的方向正在发展， 特别是在翻译基础知识的竞技场中， 生物合成领域的技术应用， 新的有用分子的产生和 经济上重要的化合物。许多这些 进步将是讲座和讨论的主题，在第四届 美日两国研讨会。与过去一样，知识分子 来自广泛领域的参与者之间的互动 学科背景将产生深远的影响， 天然产物生物合成领域的发展及其 生物技术应用。老年人之间的互动 研究人员和下一代科学家也将 确保这一领域的持续活力。

The 4th US-Japan Binational Seminar on the Biosynthesis of Natural Products will be held on June 6-10, 1994, in Hakone, Japan. It will bring together primarily academic participants and observers from the two countries, mixing senior investigators and promising young scientists. In addition, three leading researchers from Canada will be invited. A significant number of researchers from industry in both countries have also been invited either as "Industrial Associates" or as Observers, to provide an important link between basic science and practical applications in the development of useful new products and processes. The schedule will feature lectures in the morning and evening, with ample time in the afternoon for informal interactions between the participants to stimulate the creative exchange of ideas. The previous Seminars in this series have had a profound impact on the development of research in biosynthesis in the two countries. In the early days this field was dominated by British and Swiss researchers; however, in the last two decades both the US and Japan have developed a strong presence in the field of biosynthetic research, with extensive interaction and collaborations between scientists in these two countries. Most of the current, active generation of biosynthetic researchers in both countries were early participants or observers in these meetings. The broadening interdisciplinary scope of the field of natural product biosynthesis has made these workshop-type symposia increasingly important as a means of bringing together scientists mom different disciplines, particularly bioorganic chemists, enzymologists and molecular biologists. A multitude of critical advances in biosynthesis have been made since the last Seminar in 1987 and new directions are developing, particularly in the arena of translating basic knowledge generated in the field of biosynthesis into technological applications in the generation of new useful molecules and the commercial production of economically important compounds by bioprocesses. Many of these advances will be the subject of lectures and discussion at the 4th US-Japan Binational Seminar. As in the past, the intellectual interactions among the participants from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds will have a profound influence on the development of the field of natural products biosynthesis and its biotechnological applications. The interactions between senior investigators and the next generation of scientists will also ensure the continued vitality of this field.