About Foodie Pharmacology Podcast
the science podcast for the food curious...
ABOUT THE FOODIE PHARMACOLOGY PODCAST
Foodie Pharmacology is the science podcast for the food curious, the flavor connoisseurs, chefs, science geeks, plant lovers and adventurous taste experimenters out in the world! Join ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave on this adventure through history, medicine, cuisine and molecules as we explore the amazing pharmacology of our foods.
ABOUT DR. CASSANDRA QUAVE
Podcast host, author and scientist Cassandra L. Quave, PhD, holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Dermatology in the Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Center for the Study of Human Health, where she leads drug discovery research initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, food and health. Dr. Quave also serves as Curator of the Emory University Herbarium.
Dr. Quave has authored more than 100 scientific publications, two edited books, twenty book chapters, and seven patents; her work has been cited in the scientific literature more than 5,000 times. Her research has been the subject of feature profiles in the New York Times Magazine, BBC Science Focus, National Geographic Magazine, NPR, PBS, and the National Geographic Channel. She has written opinion essays for The Wall Street Journal and The Conversation. She is author of an award-winning science memoir The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines, acclaimed as one of the best books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews.
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Foodie Pharmacology is produced by Co-Conspiracy Entertainment.
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