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Quave wins global research prize in phytoneering

cquave August 2, 2014 August 2, 2014Quave Research News acne, biofilm, natural products, research

Dr. Quave recently traveled to Mallorca, Spain to accept one of twenty Phytoneering Awards from the Bionorica Global Research Initiative competition. The prize in the amount of 50,000 euros will be used to launch a new study in the Quave lab on medicinal plant natural product activity against acne biofilms.…

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Welcoming a new member to the Quave Research Group!

cquave February 24, 2014 February 24, 2014Quave Research News drug discovery, medicinal plants, natural products, research

I am happy to announce that we have a new member on our lab team: Dr. James Lyles. Dr. Lyles joined the Quave Research Group as a post-doctoral fellow in February. Dr. Lyles comes to us from The North Carolina Arboretum Germplasm Repository (TNCAGR) where he developed a diverse natural…

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    Can bacteria be bred to feed crops? 🌱 Synthetic n Can bacteria be bred to feed crops? 🌱

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer feeds our crops, but it also pollutes waterways and drives greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Hungria, a soil microbiologist at Embrapa and winner of the 2025 World Food Prize, has spent her career selecting and breeding bacteria that give plants their nitrogen naturally. She tells Dr. Quave how it works, why it’s cheaper for farmers, and how it can restore degraded land. 

Dr. Hungria’s team selected and bred bacteria for soybeans, and applying fresh inoculant at the seed each year has produced about 10% more grain yield across more than 400 field trials. She also covers restoring degraded pastures, drought-tolerant microbes, and why these tools are ready to scale now.

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    The Bat is the Omen! #foodiepharmacology #science The Bat is the Omen!  #foodiepharmacology #science #caves #podcastclips  @WashburnCHAOSLab
    Science Thinking Can Start With Fun #foodiepharma Science Thinking Can Start With Fun  #foodiepharmacology #podcast #citizenscience  @WashburnCHAOSLab
    Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky #explore #cav Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky #explore #caves #podcastclips  #foodiepharmacology @WashburnCHAOSLab
    Heavy Metal Meets Microbial Ecosystems #foodiepha Heavy Metal Meets Microbial Ecosystems  #foodiepharmacology #metabolomics #science #podcastclips @WashburnCHAOSLab
    How do you decide where to look for the next natur How do you decide where to look for the next natural product? Dr. Rachel Washburn, director of the @WashburnCHAOSLab (Complex Host and Abiotic Systems), is building a predictive map. She links microbial communities, mineralogy, water chemistry, and metabolomics across Kentucky’s caves.
    Caves, chaos, and the search for the next medicine Caves, chaos, and the search for the next medicines 🦇🔦

This week on Foodie Pharmacology, I’m heading underground with Dr. Rachel Washburn (@WashburnCHAOSLab), a biomedical geoscientist who studies caves as living chemistry labs. Her team looks at the microbes, the minerals, and the molecules all at once, and she explains it with a heavy metal concert analogy.

We talk about:
🪨 Why show caves with permanent lighting may be surprisingly interesting for natural products
đź’§ How a Kentucky cave that was once a sewer is recovering
🗺️ Her plan to build a “treasure map” to guide drug discovery
🔬 How anyone can join her citizen science fieldwork

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    How Blood Sugar Spikes Damage Blood Vessels #podc How Blood Sugar Spikes Damage Blood Vessels  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #hearthealth
    Glycemic Index Explained in 30 Seconds #podcastcl Glycemic Index Explained in 30 Seconds  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #sugar #glycemicindex
    Sugars and Phytonutrients #podcastclips #foodiepha Sugars and Phytonutrients #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #guthealth #podcast #health
    Evolution Didn’t Design Us for Blood Sugar Spikes Evolution Didn’t Design Us for Blood Sugar Spikes #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #science #health
    Jasmine vs Basmati: The Blood Sugar Difference # Jasmine vs  Basmati: The Blood Sugar Difference  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology
    Blood Sugar Matters as Much as Cholesterol #podca Blood Sugar Matters as Much as Cholesterol  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #podcast #science
    Sugar Bankrolled Human Evolution #science #podcast Sugar Bankrolled Human Evolution #science #podcast #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #health
    Why do we have a sweet tooth? 🍎 In the new episod Why do we have a sweet tooth? 🍎

In the new episode of Foodie Pharmacology, I talk with nutrition scientist Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller about how fruit and sugar may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain. 

We also unpack the glycemic index and some surprising food comparisons: Why can a potato raise blood glucose more quickly than an apple? Does brown rice always beat white rice? And where does pasta fit?

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#FoodiePharmacology #GlycemicIndex #NutritionScience #HumanEvolution #BloodGlucose
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Interested in sustainability, conservation, or planetary health? Come hear how communities are making a difference!

đź“… Thursday, October 8
🕒 3–4 p.m.
📍 White Hall 208, Emory University
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Organized with the Emory Botanical Society, Emory Ecological Society, Plastic Free Emory Project, and Sunrise Movement.

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    Nearly Half of the World’s Farmers Are Being Poiso Nearly Half of the World’s Farmers Are Being Poisoned  #podcast #foodiepharmacology #agriculture
    Is Cheap Beef Worth Antimicrobial Resistance? #po Is Cheap Beef Worth Antimicrobial Resistance?  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #podcast
    The Hidden Price We Pay for Industrial Agriculture The Hidden Price We Pay for Industrial Agriculture  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology #agriculture
    Hunger Isn’t About Food Shortages—It’s About Power Hunger Isn’t About Food Shortages—It’s About Power  #podcastclips #foodiepharmacology
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