Check out our new publication by Quave & Saitta on the ethnobotany of Pantelleria Island in Economic Botany: “Forty-five years later: The shifting dynamic of traditional ecological knowledge on Pantelleria Island, Italy” Abstract In 1969, Galt and Galt conducted an ethnobotanical survey in the community of Khamma on the…
Read the latest research out of the Quave Research Group, available via open access HERE. Nelson, K.N., J.T. Lyles, T. Li, A. Saitta, E. Addie-Noye, P. Tyler, C.L. Quave. (2016) Anti-acne activity of Italian medicinal plants used for skin infection. Frontiers in Pharmacology 7:435.
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…
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…
Read the full article here: From the field to the Emory Herbarium: How knowledge of nature blooms
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…
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…
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…
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…
“Rather than biological automata, trees might be understood as creatures with capacities that in animals are readily regarded as learning, memory, decision-making, and even agency...” #plantscience @NautilusMag 🌲🌲🌲
Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Trees - Issue 77: Underworlds - Nautilus
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Such a great discussion! Thanks for coming on the show @Economicbotany and @Kim_Wyrt !! #FoodiePharmacology fans - this is an episode not to miss! Have a cool glass of tonic water handy!
Crazy day with @Economicbotany: a radio interview @TRETalkRadio, a 2 hour podcast swap with the AMAZING @QuaveEthnobot, Mark then gave a lunchtime lecture + now a talk for @Kewlectures all about #tonicwater of course.
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Benefit sharing from an industry built off of traditional knowledge of a wild medicinal plant 🤝🌿 South Africa's rooibos tea industry to pay KhoiSan people
Original cultivators of rooibos tea get payout
The industry-wide agreement could have implications for other indigenous people around the world.
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There are so many reasons NOT to destroy this plant. DYK that #QuaveLab has isolated bioactive compounds from #peppertree that combat antimicrobial resistant infection? Let’s use this weed instead of introducing a new pest to kill it! #MedicineNotPest
Florida Researchers Use Pests To Help Control Pesky Brazilian Peppertree Plant
Since it was introduced as an ornamental plant a century ago, Brazilian peppertree has grown out of control in Florida. Researchers are releasing a ti...
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