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mented that those doing physical work gained little from the peristalsis induced by wholemeal bread. He was scathing about the supposed value of patent cattle feeds: ' . . . they are a sauce or medicine, rather than a food'. Although he tended to under-rate the importance of protein in a diet, he commented in passing on the role The statement below was issued after a meeting in Tokyo held on 30 April and 1 May 1980. of carbohydrate in protecting it from oxidation in the body. He considered the pos- Basic research in biology is of extreme immune system, and other multicellular sibility of extracting leaf protein, and importance for human welfare. Progress in systems, developmental biology, and variargued that monetary values are arbitrarily genetic engineering, cloning of functional ous aspects of bioenergetics and biomemassigned to the various products of a frac- human cells and use of monoclonal anti- branes. tionation. The example he chose was oil- bodies, for example, will have major AMBO is conceived as a private, noncake, which would be produced in any impact in medicine, agriculture and indus- profit-making organization of Asian and event because oil is wanted - it sells for try. Yet the benefits that will accrue in the non-Asian scientists. Although governwhat it will fetch. It is only over his obses- coming years from the availability of novel mental support will ultimately be necession with fat that trophologists today would hormones, vaccines and antibiotics will sary, AMBO will be initiated with financial disagree with him. prove to be minor compared with the aid from industry and foundations. In 1981, AMBO will organize a major totally unexpected advances that will come from a firmer understanding of the organ- symposium and several courses in Japan. In ization and function of genetic material and subsequent years AMBO intends to FEBS Anniversary Prizes the molecules involved in cellular interac- expand this program of courses and workshops to other Asian countries. In parallel, The FEBS Anniversary Prizes of the tions. Research in biological and life sciences plans for a program of fellowships for Gesellschaft fiir Biologische Chemie for 1980 will be awarded to A . R . Fersht has been centered in the U.S.A and collaborative research among Asian (London), R. A. Flavell (London) and U. Europe. In recent years, however, biologi- laboratories and between them and those Lindahi (Uppsala). cal research has increased in Asia, and the elsewhere will be developed. Negotiations The Prizes are provided by capital gifts sound development of such research in the concerning the site, construction and staffrom Boehringer Mannheim GmbH and Asian region will have great significance fing of the first Asian Molecular Biology Eppendorf Ger/itebau Netheler + Hinz not only for Asia but also for the rest of the Laboratory will be continued. This program of AMBO international GmbH and are awarded each year for out- world. Unfortunately, there is as yet no standing achievements in the field of international organization in Asia that activities was formulated at a preliminary biochemistry to persons under the age of serves as a core for promoting the basic meeting in Tokyo on 30 April and 1 May, 40, selected from the invited lecturers of biological sciences. We therefore believe 1980. The aims, objectives and financial the symposia held during a FEBS Meeting. that it is desirable to establish a new organ- resources of AMBO will be reviewed durThe Prizes will be awarded during the ization to be called the Asian Molecular ing the next year in consultation with a 13th FEBS Meeting in Jerusalem to Dr Biology Organization (AMBO). Among wider body of Asian and other scientists s o Fersht for his work on the mechanism of its functions would be: (1) holding meet- as to establish a permanent organization, enzyme catalysis and specificity, to Dr ings, workshops and courses at frontiers of and to expedite the implementation of its Flavell for his work on the structure and biology, (2) granting fellowships to objectives. expression of globin genes and to Dr encourage interaction between Asian sciTOKYO,MAY 1980 Lindahl for his work on the structure, bio- entists and with scientists from other parts of the world, (3) training in molecular biol- DR SHIROAKABORI synthesis and function of heparin. ogy for younger scientists in Asian countries, and (4) conducting research at the DR ISAOAMAGI forefront of molecular biology. Miescher Prize The key to all these activities will be the DR OSAMUHAYAISHI Jean-David Rochaix of University of construction of international research DR NIELSK. JERNE Geneva, Switzerland has been presented laboratories at several sites in Asia. We DRARTHURKORNBERG with the 1980 Friedrich Miescher prize for propose that the first of these laboratories his work on the structure and function of should be located in Japan to make use DR OBAIDSIDDIGI chloroplast DNA of Chlamydornonas of its already major achievements in biochemistry and molecular biology. These DR TAKASHISUGIMURA reinhardii. laboratories should be truly international with at least half of the scientific staff com- DR JOHNTOOZE ing from outside the host country. Tate and Lyle Award Among the potential areas of research DR HAMAOUMEZAWA R. John Ellis of the University of Warwick, that might be pursued by these laboratories DR YINGLAI WANG U.K. has been awarded the 1980 Tate and are structural analysis of macromolecules Lyle Award by the Phytochemical Society and macromolecular assemblies, molecular DR ITARUWATANABE of Europe for his contributions to plant genetics and genetic engineering, molecubiochemistry. lar biology of the nervous system, the DR JAMESD. WATSON
Proposal for an Asian Molecular Biology Organization (AMBO) and Asian Molecular Biology Laboratories (AMBL)
© Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press 1980
TIBS-July 1980
mented that those doing physical work gained little from the peristalsis induced by wholemeal bread. He was scathing about the supposed value of patent cattle feeds: ' . . . they are a sauce or medicine, rather than a food'. Although he tended to under-rate the importance of protein in a diet, he commented in passing on the role The statement below was issued after a meeting in Tokyo held on 30 April and 1 May 1980. of carbohydrate in protecting it from oxidation in the body. He considered the pos- Basic research in biology is of extreme immune system, and other multicellular sibility of extracting leaf protein, and importance for human welfare. Progress in systems, developmental biology, and variargued that monetary values are arbitrarily genetic engineering, cloning of functional ous aspects of bioenergetics and biomemassigned to the various products of a frac- human cells and use of monoclonal anti- branes. tionation. The example he chose was oil- bodies, for example, will have major AMBO is conceived as a private, noncake, which would be produced in any impact in medicine, agriculture and indus- profit-making organization of Asian and event because oil is wanted - it sells for try. Yet the benefits that will accrue in the non-Asian scientists. Although governwhat it will fetch. It is only over his obses- coming years from the availability of novel mental support will ultimately be necession with fat that trophologists today would hormones, vaccines and antibiotics will sary, AMBO will be initiated with financial disagree with him. prove to be minor compared with the aid from industry and foundations. In 1981, AMBO will organize a major totally unexpected advances that will come from a firmer understanding of the organ- symposium and several courses in Japan. In ization and function of genetic material and subsequent years AMBO intends to FEBS Anniversary Prizes the molecules involved in cellular interac- expand this program of courses and workshops to other Asian countries. In parallel, The FEBS Anniversary Prizes of the tions. Research in biological and life sciences plans for a program of fellowships for Gesellschaft fiir Biologische Chemie for 1980 will be awarded to A . R . Fersht has been centered in the U.S.A and collaborative research among Asian (London), R. A. Flavell (London) and U. Europe. In recent years, however, biologi- laboratories and between them and those Lindahi (Uppsala). cal research has increased in Asia, and the elsewhere will be developed. Negotiations The Prizes are provided by capital gifts sound development of such research in the concerning the site, construction and staffrom Boehringer Mannheim GmbH and Asian region will have great significance fing of the first Asian Molecular Biology Eppendorf Ger/itebau Netheler + Hinz not only for Asia but also for the rest of the Laboratory will be continued. This program of AMBO international GmbH and are awarded each year for out- world. Unfortunately, there is as yet no standing achievements in the field of international organization in Asia that activities was formulated at a preliminary biochemistry to persons under the age of serves as a core for promoting the basic meeting in Tokyo on 30 April and 1 May, 40, selected from the invited lecturers of biological sciences. We therefore believe 1980. The aims, objectives and financial the symposia held during a FEBS Meeting. that it is desirable to establish a new organ- resources of AMBO will be reviewed durThe Prizes will be awarded during the ization to be called the Asian Molecular ing the next year in consultation with a 13th FEBS Meeting in Jerusalem to Dr Biology Organization (AMBO). Among wider body of Asian and other scientists s o Fersht for his work on the mechanism of its functions would be: (1) holding meet- as to establish a permanent organization, enzyme catalysis and specificity, to Dr ings, workshops and courses at frontiers of and to expedite the implementation of its Flavell for his work on the structure and biology, (2) granting fellowships to objectives. expression of globin genes and to Dr encourage interaction between Asian sciTOKYO,MAY 1980 Lindahl for his work on the structure, bio- entists and with scientists from other parts of the world, (3) training in molecular biol- DR SHIROAKABORI synthesis and function of heparin. ogy for younger scientists in Asian countries, and (4) conducting research at the DR ISAOAMAGI forefront of molecular biology. Miescher Prize The key to all these activities will be the DR OSAMUHAYAISHI Jean-David Rochaix of University of construction of international research DR NIELSK. JERNE Geneva, Switzerland has been presented laboratories at several sites in Asia. We DRARTHURKORNBERG with the 1980 Friedrich Miescher prize for propose that the first of these laboratories his work on the structure and function of should be located in Japan to make use DR OBAIDSIDDIGI chloroplast DNA of Chlamydornonas of its already major achievements in biochemistry and molecular biology. These DR TAKASHISUGIMURA reinhardii. laboratories should be truly international with at least half of the scientific staff com- DR JOHNTOOZE ing from outside the host country. Tate and Lyle Award Among the potential areas of research DR HAMAOUMEZAWA R. John Ellis of the University of Warwick, that might be pursued by these laboratories DR YINGLAI WANG U.K. has been awarded the 1980 Tate and are structural analysis of macromolecules Lyle Award by the Phytochemical Society and macromolecular assemblies, molecular DR ITARUWATANABE of Europe for his contributions to plant genetics and genetic engineering, molecubiochemistry. lar biology of the nervous system, the DR JAMESD. WATSON
Proposal for an Asian Molecular Biology Organization (AMBO) and Asian Molecular Biology Laboratories (AMBL)
© Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press 1980