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…
My edited volume, Innovative Strategies for Teaching in the Plant Sciences is in production, with an anticipated release date in March 31, 2014! Visit Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble to pre-order the book at a discounted price! ABOUT THE BOOK: Chapters will provide various creative ways to engage students in…
A new paper has been published on the knowledge and use of plants (esp. for medicine) in Albania, near the Macedonian border: Pieroni, A., A. Nedelcheva, A. Hadjari, B. Mustafa, B. Scaltriti, K. Cianfaglione, and C. L. Quave. (2014). Local knowledge on plants and domestic remedies in the mountain villages…
My edited volume, Innovative Strategies for Teaching in the Plant Sciences is in production, with an anticipated release date in March 31, 2014! Visit the publisher website to pre-order the book! ABOUT THE BOOK: Chapters will provide various creative ways to engage students in the plant sciences, including the use…
A new playlist “Food Monographs” is available on Dr. Quave’s TeachEthnobotany YouTube Channel. These videos were created by students enrolled in Dr. Quave’s “Food, Health and Society” course as a final project. Click here to access the free videos. Remember to subscribe to the channel to get updates as new…
The final version of a review paper on the traditional use of recreational teas in Europe is now available as an open-access article with the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. To access the article, click here: View at JEE Sõukand, R. C.L. Quave, A. Pieroni, M. Pardo-de-Santayana, J. Tardío, R.…
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.…
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.…
Dr. Quave will present a lecture titled “Anti-infective drugs from nature” for the Emory University Department of Biology seminar series on Tuesday, October 8th at 9am in RRC Room 1052. Dr. Quave is an Adjunct Professor with the Biology Department. A complete list of Dr. Quave’s upcoming public lectures is…
Emory study abroad students enrolled in the Italian Studies Medical Humanities field course will visit Dr. Quave in Ginestra, Italy on June 15th to learn about the use of local wild food and medicinal plants. Visit this link for the full story (in Italian).
