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📚Author: THE PLANT HUNTER
🎤Keynote Speaker
🌎Fellow @the_explorers_club
🧪@nihgov Funded
🎧Host @foodiepharma Podcast
🦵Amputee
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Great to be here at the Society for Investigative

Great to be here at the Society for Investigative Dermatology meeting in #Portland with @emorymedschool #medstudents and Dr. Yeung of Emory Dermatology !! Ready to share and learn some awesome skin science 🤩

What a treat to speak to this incredibly talented

What a treat to speak to this incredibly talented group of promising young scientists and engineers competing at the #RegeneronISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair) held in Atlanta this week!! As an ISEF alum myself -- nearly 20 years ago!-- (1994, 95, 96), being here brought back so many fond memories. This program, organized by the Society for Science (@society4science), brings together high school science champs from all across the globe! 2,000 competitors this year, and $8 MILLION USD in scholarships and prizes will be awarded to these students! Such an incredible opportunity for them! Top colleges, science industry leaders, and even the CIA was here to recruit from this talented pool!

Today, I took the stage to give remarks at the reception for students competing in the Animal Sciences; Behavioral & Social Sciences; and Plant Sciences categories. I offered some simple words of wisdom: 1) Talk to people in different disciplines. Sometimes the best science comes out of exchange of ideas and perspectives from entirely different fields 2) Don't be afraid to fail. The best scientists fail often because they keep at it and try often. They learn from failures and press on. Losing that fear of failure will also yield more space for creativity and will give you the confidence to pursue bold ideas. 3) Celebrate your success! No matter who wins the big prizes this week, you are all champions in making it to ISEF and presenting your independent research.

#science #regeneronisef #ATL #sciencefair #thefutureisbright #speech #inspiration

Check out the latest episode of @constantwonderpod

Check out the latest episode of @constantwonderpodcast ! We chat about plants and their place in the history and future of medicine.

#podcast #science #medicine #ethnobotany

Hey #sciencefair champs! I’m here at the #Regene

Hey #sciencefair champs! I’m here at the #RegeneronISEF in the Exhibit Hall BC! Come by to get your copy of #ThePlantHunter signed! Plant science finalists get a free copy while supplies last! #science #womeninscience @acappellabooks

Friends, we need your help to make this expedition

Friends, we need your help to make this expedition possible. So far, we've only raised $215 of our $10,000 goal with just 30 days remaining. You can help!

✅ Make a donation by visiting our Emory Momentum Fundraiser. Visit the link in bio ☝️

✅ Share the link with your friends: https://momentum.emory.edu/quave

#fundraiser #ethnobotany #Balkans #expedition #WomenInSTEM #botany #plants #research

Thanks so much to BYU Radio and Marcus Smith for h

Thanks so much to BYU Radio and Marcus Smith for having me on the Constant Wonder #podcast! We talk about plant hunting, drug discovery, battling superbugs, and the challenges of antibiotic resistance.

🎧 https://www.byuradio.org/c69cb96a-fe52-43f4-8567-1ca25029acd9

I was blown away by the incredible opening night f

I was blown away by the incredible opening night for the Atlanta Science Gallery exhibit “Hooked: When Want Becomes Need”! Located in Pullman Yard #ATL, it is #free & open to the public. Such thought provoking & engaging art on #addiction .

This is a must-see, especially for 15-25 year-olds. It explores the many faces of addiction, from digital technology, substances, gambling, social media and more. I’m definitely planning on a return visit very soon with family and friends.

https://www.atlanta.sciencegallery.com/hooked

#Emory #science #ATL @emoryuniversity

The faculty march! Congratulations to all of the g

The faculty march! Congratulations to all of the graduates!

#commencement @emoryuniversity #graduation2022

Such fun encouraging a love of science in young gi

Such fun encouraging a love of science in young girls! Marco and I hosted a local Cub Scout group for a lab tour and experiment demo this morning 🥼🧪👩‍🔬

When I asked how many wanted to become scientists or engineers, all raised their hands 🙌

#Emory #Chemistry #Botany

Congrats to #QuaveLab undergrad researcher Cindy o

Congrats to #QuaveLab undergrad researcher Cindy on a successful poster presentation in the @emorycollege chemistry symposium today!!

Way to go @emory.herbarium and #QuaveLab undergrad

Way to go @emory.herbarium and #QuaveLab undergrad researchers Andrea, Ben, & Nadine on your excellent poster presentations at the @emorycollege research symposium today 🙌

Head over to our TikTok channel [at]Quave_Lab to see videos of student research projects 😁
#proudPI #Emory

New book cover reveal! I so love the new trade pap

New book cover reveal! I so love the new trade paperback cover for THE PLANT HUNTER 💚 This photo was taken by the talented Ann Watson of @emoryuniversity in the gorgeous longleaf pine forests @thejonesctr 🙌

Release date with @penguinbooks June 14th!

#memoir #authorsofinstagram #womeninstem #womeninscience #bookstagram

DYK that an astounding 8% of the global medicinal

DYK that an astounding 8% of the global medicinal plants trade originates from the Balkans? The livelihoods of many people in rural regions depend on these wild resources, but overharvesting has depleted these valuable species in the wild.

I am leading an expedition to the Has region of Albania and Kosovo this summer with a team of expert botanists to study the medicinal plant trade and collect specimens for study at the University of Pristina and Emory University. You can help us achieve our project goals! We are using Emory's crowdfunding platform to raise the necessary funds to support the team. Please consider making a donation. Every bit helps: https://momentum.emory.edu/project/31618

Learn more about medicinal plants under threat in the Balkans here: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?8768/Medicinal-plants-in-the-Balkans-under-threat

#ethnobotany #medicinalplants #philanthropy #expedition #ExpeditionHas

Way to go #QuaveLab undergrad researchers Sam, Isa

Way to go #QuaveLab undergrad researchers Sam, Isabella & Matt! Presenting their research in the biology symposium at @emorycollege today 🙌

The clematis growing at my garden entrance is just

The clematis growing at my garden entrance is just gorgeous in full bloom this eve 💜💜💜

Happy Easter weekend and Passover, friends!

Expedition Has: June 2022 Visit link in Bio for m

Expedition Has: June 2022

Visit link in Bio for more info on how to contribute to this expedition! 👆

Support us this summer on expedition in the rugged mountains of the Balkans! The Quave Research Group and @emory.herbarium is joining forces with an expert team of 8 research partners from Italy, Kosovo, UK, Spain, and USA to undertake a research mission to study medicinal plants from the high montane Has region across the Albanian and Kosovar border! We need to raise $10,000 to make this expedition possible.

This region is the rock garden of Europe—there’s a lot of mountain. Local people collect wild plants from the mountains for use as food and medicine throughout the year. Like billions of people across the globe, here, plants serve as the main source of medicine. Wild plants are also collected as part of an expansive trade network, and are sold down the mountains eventually ending up as ingredients in dietary supplements and personal care products in Europe, the US, and beyond.

Our Mission
Our mission is two-fold. First, we plan to document and collect samples of plants being used by local people as medicine so that they can be studied in the lab to determine their safety and efficacy. This approach can also lead to the discovery of bioactive molecules from plants that may be developed into new life-saving therapies! Second, we plan to investigate the trade of wild medicinal plants to determine if endangered and toxic species are being sold.

Benefits to Local Stakeholders
We anticipate the following benefits to local stakeholders: 1) Graduate students from the Balkans will gain intensive research training experience in line with our research capacity building mission in the region; 2) Knowledge gained from the project will be returned to local communities in an accessible format of their choice; and 3) Our research findings will be used to make recommendations on the wild harvest of medicinal plants in the region, fostering sustainable pathways for economic development.

Stay Informed
No matter the donation level, every bit helps! We’ll keep donors apprised of our progress through regular videos, photos, and short blog posts on our research progress.

Join me Friday April 8th at 2PM at Lehman College

Join me Friday April 8th at 2PM at Lehman College for this free virtual lecture! I'll be talking about exciting work underway in the #QuaveLab 🌿🔬⚗️

Link to register: https://lehman-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvdu-gqT0tHdUQpcxA8ln6XW9fM8K7GJYk

#ethnobotany #medicinalplants #drugdiscovery #pharmacognosy

#Emory Molecular Systems and Pharmacology grad stu

#Emory Molecular Systems and Pharmacology grad student & #QuaveLab member, Caitlin Risener @cateinthelab , is on a roll!! Last week she got news about 2 successful grant applications. Today, she was awarded 1st place for her poster presentation showcasing her dissertation research on botanicals for SARS-CoV-2 in the Division for Drug Discovery and Development at The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics meeting! Way to go, Cate!

#ProudPI #Pharmacology #MedicinalPlants #NaturalProducts

Huge congratulations to Emory Molecular and System

Huge congratulations to Emory Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Ph.D. Candidate Caitlin Risener on being awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health F31 predoctoral training fellowship! This grant will support her research on botanicals to combat SARS-CoV-2!

#research #WomenInSTEM #botanicals #Emory

Join me in congratulating #Emory undergrad researc

Join me in congratulating #Emory undergrad research Matt Menkart on being awarded The Garden Club of America 2022 Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany for his project: "Inhibition of Drug-Metabolizing Cytochrome P450 Enzymes by Common Herbal Dietary Supplements"! Matt will continue our work on herb-drug interactions this summer in the lab. We're very proud of you, Matt!

#research #science #herbs #botanicals #supplements #health

Join me tomorrow, 3/30, for a seminar in the Natio

Join me tomorrow, 3/30, for a seminar in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Seminar Series! This virtual webinar is open to the public and free to attend.

More info on how to join here: https://events-support.com/Documents/ODS_Seminar_Series_March_2022.pdf

#herbs #supplements #health

Congratulations to #QuaveLab undergrad researcher,

Congratulations to #QuaveLab undergrad researcher, Cindy Fang, for being accepted into the #Emory SURE program! She'll spend the summer in the lab conducting research on plant alkaloids.

http://college.emory.edu/undergraduate-research/summer/index.html

It was such a pleasure to speak with fellow @Emory

It was such a pleasure to speak with fellow @EmoryUniversity alumni at the Emory Leadership Summit today!

I spoke about Emory’s motto of “the wise heart ❤️ seeks knowledge” and how that has shaped my own learning journey.

#ThePlantHunter #storytelling #emory2036

I had such a lovely time speaking with Jennifer Je

I had such a lovely time speaking with Jennifer Jewell on the Cultivating Place @cultivating_place podcast! You can find the show on your favorite podcast streaming services or listen here: https://www.cultivatingplace.com/post/a-scientist-s-quest-for-nature-s-next-medicines-dr-cassandra-quave

#ethnobotany #medicinalplants #NatureHeals #HealthyLiving #BookTour

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