Poisonous Plants Revolutionize Medicine
Emory University ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave discusses how poisons in plants have been adapted to revolutionize modern medicine, everything from surgery to congestive heart failure and cancer treatments.
Category Archives: Public Lecture
Poisonous Plants in History and Myth
Emory University ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave discusses some little-known facts about historical poisoning deaths as well as how a plant poisons could be reason behind the myth of Cyclops.
Special Lecture on Poisonous Plants on March 1st! FREE Tickets
Deadly Cures: Medical Discoveries from Poisonous Plants Emory Herbarium Curator, Dr. Quave, will be giving a special free public lecture “Deadly Cures: Medical Discoveries from Poisonous Plants” on March 1st at 4 pm at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. We’ll also have an educational outreach event before the talk, with displays…
August 21st Science Cafe at Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Save the Date- Thursday, August 21st! I’ll be giving the Science Cafe talk in the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Plants and Human Health Series. This will be a fun, interactive evening, with hands-on activities that coincides with Cocktails in the Garden! So, plan on coming at 6pm to enjoy a cocktail,…
Presentation on the ethnobotanical approach to anti-infective drug discovery available on Vimeo
Dr. Quave’s presentation from the 2014 Indonesian-American Kavli Frontiers of Science is now up on Vimeo. Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/101350350
Public lecture this Friday (2/21) in Boca Raton, FL!
I’ll be giving a public lecture on medicinal plants and the search for new antibiotics this Friday (2/21) at Florida Atlantic University! This lecture is free and open to the public as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture series. My talk will feature descriptions of the exciting work…
Dr. Quave to be panelist at upcoming “Women in Bio” entrepreneurship event
Dr. Quave will be participating in an upcoming Women in Bio event: “Paths to Success: Entrepreneurship in the ATL“. Event details, including registration information can be found on the event website. Description from the WIB website: WIB-Atlanta – Paths to Success: Entrepreneurship in the ATL on October 17, 2013 October…
Quave to give invited lecture at Cornell University in 2014
Dr. Quave will present a lecture entitled “Medicines from Nature: An ethnobotanical approach to anti-infective drug discovery” for the Cornell University Department of Plant Biology seminar series on March 7th, 2014. She will also be presenting a guest lecture in Dr. Eloy Rodriguez’s “Medical Ethnobotany of New World Cultures” course.…
Quave to give Anthropology Department Seminar at Emory University
Dr. Quave will present a lecture titled “Medicines from nature: Ethnobotany and the science of human health” as part of the Emory University Anthropology Department Seminar series on November 11th, 2013 in the Anthropology building, room 303 at 4:15 pm. Dr. Quave is an Associated Faculty member with the department.…
Quave to give Frontiers in Science invited lecture at FAU in February 2014
Dr. Quave will present an invited lecture on the role of ethnobotanical research to anti-infective drug discovery at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL on February 21st, 2014. This lecture is open to the public as part of the Frontiers in Science Public Lecture series. More details will be…
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