Advisory board Meeting (January 2020)

The FY 2019 Advisory Board Meeting for the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, was held in Tokyo. The aim of the project, led by the University of Ryukyus, is to develop an invasive species management system using non-native ants as a model organism. OIST has been contributing to this project, along with The National Institute for Environmental Studies and Kyoto University. 
From OIST, five members joined the meeting: Dr. Yoshimura and Dr. Economo as co sub-theme leaders, Akiko Lindahl as the interpreter, Dr. Suwabe as the project secretary, and Ogasawara as the project assistant. Project members presented new findings from each sub-theme and discussed future strategies with project members and advisors, Ministry of the Environment officials, and the staff of the agency.