Dr. Quave is honored to be delivering the keynote lecture at the 2015 Atkins Medicinal Garden Walk and Lecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy on July 17th! Guided tours of the gardens will be offered by UIC’s ethnobotanists. The Lecture will be held at noon.…
Curious about the distinction between poison and medicine? Wonder where so many of our life-saving drugs came from? Join us at Dr. Quave’s special public lecture “Deadly Cures: Medical Discoveries from Poisonous Plants” at 2pm on Sunday, May 17th at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to find out! Reserve your…
We had a great time at Fernbank Museum of Natural History for the Herbarium Outreach event and lecture today! Click HERE to view photos from the event on Facebook. There is also a great blog posting on the lecture hosted on the Destination Health EU site. You can read the…
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.
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.
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…
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,…
Dr. Quave’s presentation from the 2014 Indonesian-American Kavli Frontiers of Science is now up on Vimeo. Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/101350350
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 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…
I’m honored to join ambassadors from around the country in D.C. next week to urge Congress to #StandUpToSuperbugs! #saveabx @saveantibiotics
Meet Our 2020 Stand Up To Superbugs Ambassadors
More than 40 individuals from across the country are coming to Washington Feb. 25-27, as part of The Pew Charitable Trustsâ Stand Up To Superbugs...
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Huge congrats to these inspirational #WomenInSTEM !! Representing the field of @pharmacognosy #pharmacognosy #naturalproducts so well!! 🤩💪🌱🧪🔬
We're pleased to announce that two UIC College of Pharmacy faculty members have been selected to receive the 2019 UIC Researcher and Scholar of the Year Awards.
Congratulations! @DrLauraSanchez @JBurdetteLab
#Parents, the time to talk to your teens about #cannabis is now! The industry is riddled with dangerous & fraudulent products, including vapes that cause serious lung damage. I had the conversation at dinner last night with my kids. You should too.
The cannabis industry's next big threat: Hacks and fraud
Security experts have long warned that the cannabis industry is susceptible to both cybercriminal and fraudulent activities; and although businesses a...
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Hey @emorycollege Food Health and Society class students! This is the episode I mentioned in class today that covers the science behind edible terrestrial orchids in the Balkans! Check it out! #wildfood #FoodiePharmacology
EPISODE 15. Salep, the Edible Orchids
#Orchids are a plant lover’s delight. In the Eastern Mediterranean, some wild species are eaten. I join orchid expert @Ethnobotanica to learn more.
Listen: https://t.co/DHHfcWgf4X
#FoodiePharmacology #WomenInScience #wildfood #podcast
"As I embarked on graduate research in ethnobotany, it was exciting for me to link my studies back to my own ancestry—the valuable plant knowledge of my Metis culture." #WomenInScience
Community Outreach in the Boreal
As Community Outreach Lead for Nature United, Amanda Karst lives in Winnipeg and works to build partnerships with Indigenous communities in the boreal...
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@TristanFreeW1 @QuaveEthnobot @LEGO_Group @MyBioTechniques I love their fraction collector! If you enjoy LEGO, check out our cell stretcher in @J_Cell_Sci #Stretchy and #Pumpy from @HenriquesLab https://t.co/UKHY52ytac
Cyclic uniaxial mechanical stretching of cells using a LEGO® parts-based mechanical stretcher system
Mechanical cues are essential for the regulation of cell and tissue physiology. Hence, it has become an utmost necessity for cell biologists to accoun...
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In the latest #FoodiePharmacology episode - I spoke with @EmoryCSHH #sports #nutrition expert @DrDanBenardot about how the balance in food and liquid uptake impacts athletic performance. I learned a lot 💡! You can too! Subscribe to the show wherever you stream #podcasts 🤓
New on #FoodiePharmacology!! Eating for Peak Fitness: Sports Nutrition @DrDanBenardot
What we eat impacts bodily performance. For athletes, understanding food & liquid intake can mean the difference between a win or a loss.
Listen: https://t.co/sih5c2J4BN
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