Cassandra Quave, PhD
Cassandra Quave, PhD is a leader in natural product drug discovery research. At Emory, she is Curator of the Herbarium and Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health. She teaches courses on medicinal plants, microbiology, and pharmacology. Dr. Quave focuses her research on analyzing plant-based medicine to help combat infectious disease and antibiotic resistance. Her work is supported by the National Institutes of Health, industry contracts, and philanthropy. Dr. Quave is also a founder of two start-up companies, PhyoTEK LLC and Verdant Scientific, both translating her laboratory discoveries into products for future clinical use. In 2022, a suite of her technologies were licensed by Emory to Verdant Scientific.

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