He is currently engaged in finding an application in medicine for the venom found in certain cone shells, which would give his pursuit a commercial as well as an aesthetic value.
「研究貝殼的目的，不應僅止於玩賞，而應從中求得與人類有關的知識。」他舉例說，像目前有人正在研究芋螺的毒液，是否能應用在外科手術的麻醉上；也有些人研究各種貝類的大量養殖，做為人類食物的可行性… …。