Speaker Series: An Evening with the Plant Hunter and Emory Herbarium
Schedule
Wed Aug 14 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
825 Warner Street SW, Suite A, 30310 | Atlanta, GA
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Ever taken an aspirin? Thank a willow tree for that. Have a loved one who has fought cancer? Many of our most important cancer medicines originated in the yew tree, mayapple, and Madagascar periwinkle. Plants are the basis for a vast array of lifesaving and health-improving medicines we all now take for granted. Ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra L. Quave shows us how important studying plants is while sharing her own incredible journey as told in her memoir The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines. She’ll be joined by the team from the Emory University Herbarium, which this year is celebrating 75 years of botanical research and education! We’ll have plant specimens on display and copies of The Plant Hunter available for sale and signings.About the Speaker: Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., is an author, professor, podcast host, mother, and ethnobotanist. She works as Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health and Curator of the Herbarium at Emory University, where she leads drug discovery research. Quave is a Guggenheim Fellow, Fellow of the Explorer’s Club, WINGS WorldQuest Flag Carrier, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and recipient of The National Academies Award for Excellence in Science Communication. Her science memoir, The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines, was acclaimed as one of the best books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews. Quave’s research has been profiled in the New York Times, PBS, NPR, and National Geographic. She has authored pieces for The Conversation, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
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825 Warner Street SW, Suite A, 30310, 825 Warner St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-3426, United States,Atlanta, GeorgiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
