Aug 11, 2022
Need to catch up on cutting edge botanical research? We can
help with that. This week, we’re joined by ethnobotanist and
professor of dermatology Dr. Cassandra Quave. She’ll dive into the
impact of biodiversity in botanical research, botanical impacts on
the microbiome and skin disease, and just how unique plants really
can be. Each Thursday, join Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar, board certified
dermatologists, as they share the latest evidence based research in
integrative dermatology. For access to CE/CME courses, become a
member at
LearnSkin.com.
Cassandra L. Quave, PhD is Curator of the Herbarium and
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory
University, where she leads anti-infective drug discovery research
initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, natural
products, microbiology, and pharmacology. As a medical
ethnobotanist, her work focuses on the documentation and
pharmacological evaluation of plants used in traditional medicine.
Dr. Quave’s research is supported by the National Institute of
Health, industry contracts, and philanthropy. She is a Fellow of
the Explorers Club, a past President of the Society for Economic
Botany, a recipient of the Emory Williams Teaching Award, Charles
Heiser, Jr. Mentor Award, American Botanical Council James. A. Duke
Excellence in Botanical Literature Award, and American Herbal
Products Association Herbal Insight Award. She serves on the Board
of Directors for the Society for Investigative Dermatology and
editorial boards for Natural Product Reports, Scientific Reports,
and Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, and is an associate
editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Beyond her academic research and teaching activities, Dr.
Quave dedicates significant effort to scientific outreach and
engagement with the public. She is the co-creator and host of
“Foodie Pharmacology,” a podcast dedicated to exploring the links
between food and medicine, now in its fourth season. She is the
creator and host of the “Teach Ethnobotany” channel on YouTube,
which is dedicated to sharing educational videos about botanicals,
pharmacology, and natural products. Dr. Quave has authored more
than 100 scientific publications, two edited books, twenty book
chapters, and seven patents; her work has been cited in the
scientific literature more than 5,000 times. Her research has been
the subject of feature profiles in the New York Times Magazine, BBC
Science Focus, National Geographic Magazine, NPR, PBS, and the
National Geographic Channel. She has written opinion essays for The
Wall Street Journal and The Conversation. She is author of an
acclaimed science memoir The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for
Nature’s Next Medicines.