Medical Ethnobotany: Cassandra Quave
June 5, 2022 11:42 AM Subscribe
"Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., is Curator of the Herbarium and Associate Professor of Dermatology and HumanHealth at Emory University, where she leads anti-infective drug discovery research initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, microbiology, and pharmacology. As a medical ethnobotanist, her work focuses on the documentation and biochemical analysis of plants used in traditional medicine."
"Dr. Quave’s research is supported by the NIH, industry contracts, and philanthropy. She is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, a past President of the Society for Economic Botany, a recipient of the Emory Williams Teaching Award, and Charles Heiser, Jr. Mentor Award.
She is the host of Foodie Pharmacology, a podcast dedicated to exploring the links between food and medicine.
Dr. Quave has authored more than 100 scientific publications, two edited books, and seven patents.
Her research has been the subject of feature profiles in the New York Times Magazine, BBC Focus, National Geographic Magazine, [subscription required] Brigitte Magazin, NPR, PBS, and the National Geographic Channel. Her science memoir[link to publisher], The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines [link to review], was published in 2021. "
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"Dr. Quave’s research is supported by the NIH, industry contracts, and philanthropy. She is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, a past President of the Society for Economic Botany, a recipient of the Emory Williams Teaching Award, and Charles Heiser, Jr. Mentor Award.
She is the host of Foodie Pharmacology, a podcast dedicated to exploring the links between food and medicine.
Dr. Quave has authored more than 100 scientific publications, two edited books, and seven patents.
Her research has been the subject of feature profiles in the New York Times Magazine, BBC Focus, National Geographic Magazine, [subscription required] Brigitte Magazin, NPR, PBS, and the National Geographic Channel. Her science memoir[link to publisher], The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines [link to review], was published in 2021. "
This person and their work look awesome! Thank you for sharing!
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 5:39 PM on June 5, 2022
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 5:39 PM on June 5, 2022
I don't do podcasts so I didn't listen to TFA. Can anyone comment on whether the indigenous peoples who provide the information about these potential sources of drugs benefit from this research?
posted by tumbling at 8:09 AM on June 6, 2022
posted by tumbling at 8:09 AM on June 6, 2022
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