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Darden Lecture
DARDEN LECTURE – Dr. Cassandra Quave
North Lawn Hall, Room 2005 221 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesHosted by the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Cassandra Quave will present the 2022 Darden Lecture titled "The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines." Plants are the basis for an array of lifesaving and health-improving medicines we all now take for granted. Ever taken an aspirin? Thank a willow tree for that. What about medicines for malaria? Some of those are derived from cinchona and wormwood. In today’s world of synthetic pharmaceuticals, many people have forgotten this [...]