Cassandra Quave
Emory University
Biography
Cassandra Quave is Curator of the Herbarium and Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, where she leads natural product drug discovery research initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, microbiology, and pharmacology.
She obtained a B.Sc. in Biology and Anthropology (Emory University, 2000) and Ph.D. in Biology (Florida International University, 2008). 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 NIH, 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 and Charles Heiser, Jr. Mentor Award. She is the host of Foodie Pharmacology, a podcast dedicated to exploring the links between food and medicine.
Quave has authored more than 100 scientific publications, two edited books, and seven patents. Her research has been the subject of feature profiles in the New York Times Magazine, BBC Science Focus, National Geographic Magazine, Brigitte Magazin, NPR, PBS, and the National Geographic Channel. She is the author of a science memoir entitled The Plant Hunter: One Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, Natural Product Reports (NPR)