What can traditional medicines teach us - the search for drug leads from nature

The presentation will be provided by Professor Joanne Blanfield.

Plants used for thousands of years for their medicinal properties are valuable sources of potential drug leads. Jo's research group use the ancient knowledge of traditional medicines from across the globe to guide their search for potential bioactive compounds.

Their work with the indigenous communities and herbal medicine industry partners has identified bioactive compounds in Australian native plants that have been used by indigenous groups for hundreds of years.

Speaker Bio:

Jo Blanchfield is a professor of chemistry in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences at Queensland University. She did a BSc and PhD at UQ studying organic and medicinal chemistry and after several years working in USA and Canberra, returned to take us a teaching and research academic position at UQ.

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