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The Role of Chemistry and Biology in the Future Development of Iran--Mojtaba Shamsipur
The Role of Chemistry and Biology in the Future Development of Iran--Mojtaba Shamsipur
Pages 61-74
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In the current 20-year perspective of Iran, science and technology are considered an imperative for sustainable national development, with the national goal of self-sustainment in all scientific fields. During the past two decades, the extensive high-level research in the chemical and biological sciences together with the outstanding promotion of scientific activities by the Iranian Chemical Society and Iranian Biological Society have also strongly influenced the promotion of their interfacial sciences, including biological chemistry, biotechnology, nanoscience, and nanotechnology.
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The Iran Nanotechnology Laboratory Network, with 39 main member laboratories, provides researchers and active industries in nanotechnology with laboratory services and covers most of their technical needs. Most of the primary equipment relating to identification and characterization of nanostructural materials and also the equipment relating to nanoresearch in medical and biotechnology fields are available in the network.
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In the public sector, the various components of technology management include integration of science and technology planning into overall national development planning as well as science and technology contributions to objectives, goals, and plans. This approach needs a science and technology advisory system and a process for free flow of information between public and private sectors and between science and technology sectors and other sectors.
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ECONOMY S&T SOCIETY Analysis Other Inputs Other Inputs Government Development Planning Strategies and Programs ECONOMY SOCIETY S&T FIGURE 1 Flow of S&T information in development planning. FigureNational Vision/Mission 13-1.eps Prospecting and Analysis National S & T Priorities Policies: - Commercialization - Funding Strategic Direction Strategic Plan - Human Resources Development Goals & Strategies - Communication - Corporate Development Resource Allocation - Corporate Management Plan - Operational Plan Research Support - Explanatory Notes Review and Evaluation Annual Report Evaluation Plan FIGURE 2 The planning process.
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The Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute has completed field trials of a genetically modified variety of local rice called Farom molai. Risk assessment and biosafety
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• Middle Eastern nations making their mark (Science Watch 14(6) , 2003, www.sciencewatch.com/nov-dec2003/SIN_nov-dec_page1.htm In recent years, Iran has substantially increased its presence in world sci ence, according to papers indexed by Thomson ISI between 1981 and 2002.
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Since the first establishment of Ph.D. programs in chemistry in 1985 at Shiraz University and later at 15 other universities and two chemistry institutes, more TABLE 1 List of Iranian Chemists with More Than 100 Scientific Papers in ISI Journals Between 1996–2005 No.
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68 Institution Tehran University Sharif University of Technology Tehran University of Medical Science Islamic Azad University Tarbiat Modares University Shiraz University Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science Amirkabir University of Technology Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics Tabriz University Isfahan University of Technology Iran University of Science and Technology Shahid Beheshti University Bu-Ali Sina University Isfahan University Tarbiat Moallem University Ferdowsi University Razi University 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Number of Papers Published Figure 13-5.eps FIGURE 5 Iranian universities with more than 100 ISI papers published in 2005. broadside bitmap image w vector type 300 250 Number of Papers Published 200 150 100 50 0 German Canadian French Japanese Australian Italian Indian Swiss British American FIGURE 6 Nationalities involved in published joint research studies.
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• Jahez (776) was an Iranian biologist who published a book entitled Animal that described combat survival and adaptations between organisms and environments.
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Review articles discussing specific areas of chemical or biological importance are published. The journal is currently abstracted and indexed in Thomson ISI products: Science Citation Index-Expanded including the Web of Science, ISI Alerting Service, and Chemistry Citation Index; and Chemical Abstracts (Columbus, Ohio)
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It has been established with the dual purposes of promoting research in avant-garde areas of biological sciences and biotechnology and providing advanced training and education programs for scientists and students from other universities and academic institutions. The center activities have been focused on five major areas, including medical biotechnology, plant biotechnology, animal and marine biotechnology, industrial and environmental biotechnology, and basic sciences.
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IPPI departments include • Department of Polymer Science and Catalysts, • Polymerization Engineering Department, • Color, Resin, and Surface Coatings Department, • Composites and Adhesives Research Department, • Plastic Research Department, • Rubber Research Department, • Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Department, • Department of Polymer Science and Catalysts, • Biomaterials Research Department, • Polyurethane Department, and • Gas Conversion Group. The Iranian Polymer Journal (IPJ, http://journal.ippi.ac.ir)
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The joint efforts of chemists and chemical engineers are to fulfill the following goals: to provide fundamental and educational research facilities related to all chemical and chemical engineering areas and to diversify the talent of chemists and engineers. To make modern facilities available at pilot and semi-industrial levels, the center has been taking an active part in recognizing, elaborating, and conducting some of the national research projects since 1989.
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The research division of AEOI (http://www.aeoi.org.ir/) consists of several research centers as follows: • Nuclear Fusion Research Center, • Gamma Irradiation Center, • Center for Renewable Energy Development, • Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine, • Information and Data Processing Center, • Reactor Research and Operation Department, • Research Center for Lasers and Their Applications, • Yazd Radiation Processing Center, • Bonab Research Center, and • Nuclear Fuel Production Division.
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