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…
Our research on Chestnut is featured in the September 2015 issue of Chemistry & Industry! The article “Chestnut disarms superbug” can be found in the news section.
We hope our new approach targeting #heteroresistance will help cure pan-resistant #superbug infections thought to be untreatable. A fantastic interdisciplinary team effort was essential to this study. @EmoryARC @EmoryMedicine @NatureMicrobiol @NIAIDNews
Antibiotic combinations that exploit heteroresistance to multiple drug
Heteroresistance to multiple antibiotics is prevalent across carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates, but drug combinations that exp...
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June is Men's Health month. Interesting information on complementary health approaches: via @NIH_NCCIH DYK that certain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, lung cancer or coronary heart disease are more common in men than women?
Men’s Health
Some health issues are unique to men (such as prostate disease and erectile dysfunction), and others are more common in men than women (such as corona...
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In case you were wondering... this is what #leadership looks like. Thank you @NIHDirector for taking a stand and setting an example by both action and words.
Ending the #manel begins at the top. Starting now, I expect a level playing field at public speaking events with a diversity of ideas or I will decline to participate. I challenge other leaders to do the same. https://t.co/B0hwwv5ZMw #NIH
Huge congrats to Carol Clark @EmoryUniversity for winning the silver Case Award on Writing for the Web! "Stellar writing & storytelling... The humanity in these stories really comes through, which is always a commendable outcome in science-heavy pieces."
From Botany to Bones to Beakers: Students Make Science Happen
See more about this award-winning entry.
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Have you ever planted a tree? Wangari Maathai founded the green belt movement, which led to the planting of over 50 million trees in Africa. Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, and thus became the first African woman to be awarded the prize.
Planting Trees as Resistance and Empowerment: The Remarkable Illustrated Story of Wangari Maathai, the First African Woman to Win the Nobel Peace Prize
“A tree is a little bit of the future.”
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Plant extinction 'bad news for all species'. Important story from @hbriggs, based on excellent research from @KewScience @vorontsovams and colleagues. #BiodiversityCrisis #Extinction #Nature
Plant extinction 'bad news for all species'
Almost 600 plant species have been lost from the wild in the last 250 years, according to a study.
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ICYMI: Video recordings of some presentations from the 2019 Society for Economic Botany (@SEBotany) meeting are now available online here: #ethnobotany #forests #ecology #biodiversity #traditionalmedicine #research #economicbotany #fieldresearch #botany
Conference Presentations - YouTube
This is a collection of short presentations given at various Ethnobiology, Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology conferences. Want to see the most recent ...
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