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Leading Research on Marine Natural Products

and Biotechnology

The Department of Marine Reports, one of the top journals in the field of
Biotechnology and Resources (MBR) medicine, in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
of National Sun Yat-sen University Over the course of 30 years, the MBR group
is one of the significant pioneers in studied more than 100 species of marine
Taiwan that conducts the research invertebrates and marine algae. Over 1300
of marine natural products. The new compounds with various bioactivities
leading scientists, Dr. Jyh-Horng and health application have been published.
Sheu, Dr. Chang-Yih Duh, and Dr. Ya- Moreover, the study of high-value ingredients
Ching Shen, conducted fundamental of microalgae-like thraustochytrids in Taiwan
research on marine natural products proved that protists can be applied as food
and fostered students’ talent on supplements in aquaculture as well.
marine natural product research on
industrial and medicinal application.
Their flourishing publications caught
the global scientists’ attention and
was mentioned in Natural Product

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