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Anecdote of the Ōmura laboratory and the discovery of avermectin
Yuzuru Iwai1,2
1a The Memorial Association of Shibasaburo Kitasato , Tokyo , Japan.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
|November 26, 2016
Abstract:
I first met Professor Ōmura, Distinguished Emeritus Professor, at The Kitasato Institute (Kitaken) when I was 28 years old. Since then, he has been my respectful supervisor as well as mentor. Looking back on those memories, I am deeply honored to write about the discovery and development of avermectin.

