June 17-21, 2013. Dr. Quave will meet with officials in the Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Health Authority at the Zayed Complex for Herbal Research and Traditional Medicine. Established in 1996, the ZCHRTM “is unique in the sense that under one roof it has interdisciplinary research approach and interfacing traditional…
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).
The Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University has launched a new health blog. Visit the Destination Health EU blog site to learn more about the exciting activities happening at the center!
The Medicinal Plant Monograph E-Book and video presentations have been updated with 18 new contributions from students enrolled in Dr. Quave’s Botanical Medicine and Health course at Emory University. Click on the links to learn more about some important medicinal plants. Each monograph provides a thorough review of the scientific…
See this new post about the work of Sandy Jiang, an Emory undergraduate, who recently completed a summer research project with Dr. Quave at the Center for the Study of Human Health.
Dr. Quave joined the Editorial Board of Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The most recent impact factor for the journal is 4.774 according to 2011 Journal Citation Reports released by Thomson Reuters (ISI) in 2012. Visit the journal website to learn more about the journal and view their open-access…
A grant proposal entitled “Mechanistic Studies on Staphylococcal Quorum Quenching Natural Products” has been selected for funding under the R01 mechanism from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the US National Institutes of Health. The five year research project, totaling $1.829 million dollars, will be led by…
Dr. Quave has just completed a field study in NE Albania collaboration with Dr. Andrea Pieroni, from the University of Gastronomic Sciences (Italy). The scope of the study was to investigate traditional health practices, including the use of wild plants for food and medicine, in several small Albanian and Gorani…
ArtPlantae Today posted (1/27/2012) a wonderful piece reporting an interview with cultural anthropologist, Emanuela Appetiti, and historian of science, Alain Touwaide from the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions. The full article can be accessed here.
Announcing the launch of Emory University’s new Center for the Study of Human Health website! The vision of the Center is to advance health knowledge and inspire students to confront the challenges of improving human well-being. It serves as a nexus for intellectual discourse on topics of human health, CAM,…
