ABS Research Support Center, an executive office of the Competent National Authority for biological resources management, plays a main role in the provision of comprehensive services for obtaining “access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing (ABS)” under the supervision of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). The center operates the ‘ABS Help-Desk,’ to provide valuable information about Nagoya Protocol issues and the ‘Advanced bioResource Information System (ARIS)’ for the convenient utilization of biological resources and information. The Center also studies taxonomy and cultures probiotic anaerobic bacteria to cope with ABS. Another primary responsibility is to manage the following three committees with institutional authority, in terms of legal regulations for ensuring biosafety: Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and Institutional Biosafety Committee(IBC).
Research Areas
Project on comprehensive services for ABS agenda
Research on laws, regulations and current international trends about ABS
Capacity building and raising awareness through seminars and presentations
Consult on the access to domestic and foreign genetic resources and their utilization
Taxonomic study and development of probiotic anaerobic bacteria to cope with ABS
