1987年夏,美国科罗拉多(Colorado)州立大学生物化学家、国际著名蛇毒专家、美籍华人杜祖健教授访华途经广西南宁时,与广西科协和广西医学院交流时谈到在各地访问后有感于中国在天然毒素、特别是蛇毒的研究和利用方面广泛开展,许多应用研究已走在世界前列,但在基础研究上还显得落后,有必要组织一次国际会议,为更多的中国学者提供一次国际交流的机会,进一步促进中国的毒素研究的发展。 In the summer of 1987, when visiting China with Colorado State University biochemist, professor of world-renowned snake venom and Chinese-American Professor Du Zu-hua via Nanning, Guangxi, he spoke with Guangxi CAST and Guangxi Medical College about the visit In China, the research on and utilization of natural toxins, especially snake venoms, has been extensively carried out. Many applied researches have taken the lead in the world, but they still lag behind in basic research. It is necessary to organize an international conference to provide more Chinese scholars once International exchange opportunities to further promote the development of China’s toxin research.