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New book chapter: Antibiotics from nature

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Dr. Quave has published a chapter in the new volume by the World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance: Quave, C.L. Antibiotics from nature: Traditional medicine as a source of new solutions for combating antimicrobial resistance. AMR Control 2016: Overcoming Global Antimicrobial Resistance. World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance http://resistancecontrol.info/rd-innovation/antibiotics-from-nature-traditional-medicine-as-a-source-of-new-solutions-for-combating-antimicrobial-resistance/ Abstract: Plants have…

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Quave Lab awarded grant for cancer research

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Dr. Quave (Principal investigator) in collaboration with Co-investigators Dr. Jack Arbiser (Emory Dermatology) and Dr. Yuhong Du (Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center) have received a $50,000 grant from the Winship Invest$ award, made possible through the Melanoma Innovation Fund, a philanthropic fund established at Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute by anonymous…

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Quave Lab to present at upcoming ICSB/ASP meeting

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We have two exciting presentations that will be given at the upcoming 16th Annual Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals and the 5th Interim American Society of Pharmacognosy Meeting in Oxford, MS this April! Quave, C.L. (2016) Answering the call to arms: Tools for assessing the anti-infective potential…

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Support the Quave Research Group on #GivingTuesday

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Looking for a cause to support on ‪#‎GivingTuesday‬? Please consider a donation to the Quave Research group. Funds will be used to support student research and will enable us to broaden our search for new therapies for conditions like MRSA infection, eczema, acne, and many other antibiotic resistant infections. All…

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New paper on Juniper chemistry

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New publication in Chemistry and Biodiversity with collaborators in Kosovo: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbdv.201400439/abstract Hadjari, A., B. Mustafa, D. Nebija, E. Miftari, C.L. Quave, J. Novak. (2015) Chemical composition of Juniperus communis L. cone essential oil and its variability among wild populations in Kosovo. Chemistry and Biodiversity, 12: 1706–1717. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201400439 Abstract Ripe…

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Support Research & Student Training

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Would you like to support research (http://bit.ly/1MZvBcQ) directed at the discovery and development of new antibiotics to treat life-threatening superbug infections? Your tax-deductible donation to the Quave Lab could make a real difference in advancing our research efforts! Funds are needed to support student research projects and the purchase of…

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Our work on Chestnut and MRSA featured in BioTechniques

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Excerpt from the piece: Cutting Off Communication Researchers have found a plant extract that halts Staphylococcus aureus infections without promoting resistance. Will this lead to a new way to treat bacterial infections? Read more… http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Cutting-Off-Communication/biotechniques-360385.html#.VfGkmfm2Vsv

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