"Studies on biodiversity of Vietnam and Laos" 1998-2005: examining the impact.
The impact of the University of Illinois at Chicago-based Vietnam-Laos International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) Program "Studies on Biodiversity of Vietnam and Laos", which has been in operation for the period of 1998-2005, touches on five major areas of endeavor: (a) biodiversity inventory and conservation; (b) studies on medicinal plants; (c) drug discovery and development; (d) economic development; and (e) issues on intellectual property rights and benefit sharing in natural products drug discovery and development. Highlights are presented and the significance is discussed.
Soejarto
Djaja Doel
DD
Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA. dds@uic.edu
Zhang
Hong Jie
HJ
Fong
Harry H S
HH
Tan
Ghee T
GT
Ma
Cui Ying
CY
Gyllenhaal
Charlotte
C
Riley
Mary C
MC
Kadushin
Marian R
MR
Franzblau
Scott G
SG
Bich
Truong Quang
TQ
Cuong
Nguyen Manh
NM
Hiep
Nguyen Tien
NT
Loc
Phan Ke
PK
Xuan
Le Thi
le T
Hai
Nong Van
NV
Hung
Nguyen Van
NV
Chien
Nguyen Quyet
NQ
Binh
Le Tran
le T
Vu
Bui Minh
BM
Ly
Ho Minh
HM
Southavong
Bounhong
B
Sydara
Kongmany
K
Bouamanivong
S
S
Pezzuto
John M
JM
Rose
William C
WC
Dietzman
Gregg R
GR
Miller
Byron E
BE
Thuy
Tran Van
TV
D044822:Biodiversity; D001688:Biological Products; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D018973:Intellectual Property; D007391:International Cooperation; D007812:Laos; D010598:Pharmacognosy / Q000458:organization & administration; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D014744:Vietnam
D001688:Biological Products