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Natural Drug Discovery Lab 

AFFILIATIONS

• Japanese Cancer Association
• The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
• Japan Pharmacognosy Society
• Medical and Pharmaceutical Society for WAKAN-YAKU (Japan)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

• Journal of Natural Products
• Planta Medica
• Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
• Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
• Journal of Traditional medicine
• Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
• Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
• Natural Products Communications
• Free radicals and antioxidants
• Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
• Process Biochemistry
• International Journal of Bioautomation
• International Journal of General Medicine
• International Journal of Nano Mecicine
• Fitoterapia
• Molecules

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

• National Cancer Center, Japan
  "The Third Term Comprehensive 10 Years Strategy for Cancer Control" (2009 ~ 2010)
  
  "The Second Term Comprehensive 10 Years Strategy for Cancer Control" (2003 ~ 2008; Related reports: 1, 2)
  
  
• Investigation of Traditional Medicine and Natural Drug Resources in Southeast Asia· (Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar; In the year 2004~2006: International Scientific Research Grant from the Ministry of Education, Japan, # 16406002)

Research Projects Directly Supervised

PhD Research Projects

• Constituents of Propolis from Different Geographical Origions and Evaluation of their Anti-cancer Activities against the Panel of Human Cancer Cell Lines (Dr. Li Feng, 2007-2010 ).



• Chemical Constituents of Boesenbergia pandurata and Kayea assamica of Myanmar and Their Preferential Cytotoxicity Against PANC-1 Cell Line in Nutrient Deprived Conditions. (Dr. Nwet Nwet Win, 2005-2008).



• Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activity of Vietnamese Medicinal Plants and Their Active Constituents. (Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, 2002-2005).
• Cassane- and Norcassane-type Diterpenes of Caesalpinia crista from Myanmar and Their Antimalarial Activity. (Dr. Surya K. Kalauni, 2003-2006).

Masters Research Projects

• Discovery of Anti-austerity Agents From Congolese Medicinal Plants (Dya Fita Dibwe, 2009-2010).
• テイカカズラ(Trachelospermum asiaticum)およびリョウカオウ(Wikstroemia indica) の選択的細胞毒性成分について　(加藤　護, 2010.4-2010.12)
• Chemical Constituents of Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii and Their Preferential Cytotoxic Activity against PANC-1 Cells Under Nutrient Deprived COndition (Yukari Okamura, 2009-2010)
• Isolation and Identification of Bioactive Constituents from Myanmar Medicinal Plant Kant-Kaw and their Preferential Cytotoxic Activity against Human Pancreatic PANC-1 Cancer Cells under Nutrient Deprived Condition (Tatsuya Miyamoto, 2007-2008).
• Chemical Constituents of Brazalian Red Propolis and their Preferential Cytotoxic Activity against PANC-1 Cells Under Nutrient Deprived Condition (Li Feng from China, 2004-2007).
• Flavanoids from Nepalese Propolis and Their Nitric Oxide Production Inhibitory. (Suraj P. Shrestha from Nepal, 2003-2005).
• Diterpenes from Pini Resina and Their Preferential Cytotoxic Activity under Nutrient-Deprived Condition (Zaidi S. F. H. from Pakistan, 2003-2005).

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Field investigation of Traditional Medicines and Natural Drug Resources Southeast Asia. The labeled area indicates the places that I conducted field investigation during the Year 2004-2005.

Related References

• Awale S., Linn T.Z., Than M.M., Thet M. M., Swe T., Saiki I., Kadota S.
  An amazing cow’s urine therapy practice in Myanmar
  J. Trad. Med. 2006, 23, 178-183.
• Awale S., Linn T.Z., Than M.M., Saiki I., Kadota S.
  The Healing Art of Traditional Medicines in Myanmar
  J. Trad. Med. 2006, 23, 47-68.
• Nguyen M. T., Tran Q.L., Nakashima E. M. N., Awale S., Kadota S.
  Investigation on traditional medicine at Phu uoc Island and Ninh Thuan Province in Vietnam
  J. Trad. Med. 2006, 23, 69-82.
• Mangestuti, Subehan, Widyawaruyanti A., Awale S., Zaidi S. F. H., Kadota S.
  Traditional medicine of Madura island in Indonesia
  J. Trad. Med. 2007, 24, 90-103.