Editing Special Issue Marine Drugs from Selected Papers from the International Conference on Coastal Ecology and Marine Biotechnology Dec. 8-10, 2016 Bangkok, Thailand

The International Conference on Coastal Ecology and Marine Biotechnology is organized by Asia-Pacific Association of Science, Engineering and Technology (APASET), will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 8-10 December, 2016. The meeting will bring together the international scientific community and many segments of the biotech industry to provide a platform for exchanging ideas in marine biotechnology, coastal ecology and applications. This Special Issue will host contributions to the conference related to the marine biotechnology aspects of the conference. In particular, marine microbiology and biotechnology, including genomics and proteomics of marine organisms and marine metagenomics will be expected in "Tools and Methods in Marine Biotechnology", while all aspects related to marine biomolecules are included in "Marine Resource: Research and Applications". The conference will cover both the basic science, as well as its applications. Program Chair of the Conference Dr. Se-Kwon Kim and Dr. A. Trincone of the scientific committee organized this Special Issue of Marine Drugs dedicated to this conference, and kindly invite you to participate to this Special Issue.