IBBP: Interuniversity Bio-Backup Project for Basic Biology

Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake that one must prepare for the unexpected and under the leadership of the following: National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, The University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, and Kyushu University --University Satellite Bases-- the decision has been made to implement backing up biological genetic resources through the establishment of the Interuniversity Bio-Backup Project for Basic Biology (IBBP) this academic year.

For more information, go to the Inter-university Bio-Backup Project for Basic Biology (IBBP), National Institutes of Natural Sciences website.

Areas to be covered by Osaka University

Areas to be covered: Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture

For more information, contact:

TODO Takeshi, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine; Gene Modification Experiments Safety Committee, Osaka University

Administration: TOMIOKA, Interuniversity Bio-Backup Project for Biology (IBBP), Project Research Promotion Section, Research Promotion Division, Department of Research Promotion

Tel: 06-6879-4202
Fax: 06-6879-7039
Email: ibbp-rep@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp