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animals such as crabs, shrimps and olher cruslacean, and Lhal lhesc animals can be carriers

of lhe virus in shrimp ponds. furlhermore, lhey verified lhal lhe immunoslimulanls such as
peplidoe)ycan,

bela-1,3-e)ucan and fucoidan could be used as prophylacbcs and subsequenlly
applied for lhe prevenlion of shrimp diseases in Thailand, Japan and olher counlries. The

efficacy of immunolimulanls have been hie)1ly reco&1ized and assessed as eff eclive preven-
lion ae,ainsl shrimp diseases. Therefore, Thai Marine &hrimp farmers L\ssocialion presenled
lhe "Golden &hrimp Award" on February 6, 1999 lo him.

Professor Dr. Toshiaki !Lami nol only had a close collaboralion wilh scienlisls m

his area of experlise bul had also brollEfll loE,elher lhose from olher disciplines lo slarl
workine, in cooperalion. He orE,anized lhe e,roup of researchers from Universily of Miyazaki
lo E}ve a lrainine, course on molecular biolo8)' of planl cells. lie inilialcd lhe summer course
wui~1:;11'U'mu
tflqi {111 U (il'i lhal combines Japanese lane,u5E,e and cullure wilh lhe laboralory lrainine, in 2007 and inviled
tJ r11iln1;
l.id'cfb sludenls from diff erenl facullies lo join in wilh Luilion fee exemplions. Thirty five sludenls
from diff erenl disciplines have successfully E,ained knowlecie,e and experience from Lhe
course.

The academic collaboralion between the Lwo inslilules has e,rown slrone,er over lime.

&ince 2011, Professor Dr. Toshiaki !Lami has led Lhe e,roup of professors and sludenls al
all levels Lo join lhe annual P&U-UOM Joint &eminar in Lhe field of L\qualic &cience al facully
of Natural Qesources, Prince of &onyla Universily. In 2014, he sponsored leachine, staff

and sludenls from the Department of L\qualic &cience Lo allend lhe Joinl &emmar held a
Lhe University of Miyazaki.

In 2013, Professor Dr. Toshiaki !Lam1 has made an efforl lo extend the collabo-
ralion Lo cover diverse academic disciplines by or8anizine, for admmislralors from Prine

of &onyla University Lo meel for discussions with the academic staff from the facullies
medicine, nursin8 and enE,ineerine, al Lhe University of Miyazaki.

In reco8f1ilion of his academic excellence, his conlnbulion and dedicalton Lo
advancemenls and improvemenls of hie,her educalion beyond lhe field of his experlise, an

Lo honor his valuable oulpuls, lhe Council of Lhe Prince of &one,kltl University m lhe 35
.Yteelin8 (5/2014), held on 5 July 2014, unanimously ae,reed Lo award Professor. Dr. Toshi
llam1 a royal presenlalion of Doctor of &oence (L\qualic 0c1ence), llonoris Caustl

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