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ASP membership has its advantages! Members of the American Society of Pharmacognosy who publish open access in JNP may request a $500 article processing charge discount by sending an email directly to oaops@acs.org. The provided promo code can be used during the payment process for an open access article accepted […] Read More
by William Gerwick, PhD
This article appears in the ASP Newsletter Volume 61, Issue 3.
At the 2025 ASP Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dr. Amy Wright of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University delivered the Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award lecture. Wright has had a lengthy and productive scientific career discovering and elucidating the structures of highly bioactive marine natural products. A highly distinctive aspect of her work is that she has largely focused on deep-sea marine invertebrates, as her home institution is one of the few in the world to have access to deep-sea diving vessels.
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by Brian Murphy, PhD
This article will appear in the ASP Newsletter Volume 61, Issue 3.
Since taking office in January of 2025, the second Trump Administration has carried out a series of legislative actions that continue to severely weaken our nation’s scientific infrastructure. They have employed both physical intimidation of university students and financial hostage-holding of institutions to force compliance with their policies.
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by Robert Cichewicz, PhD
This article appears in the ASP Newsletter Volume 61, Issue 3.
Thank you for your dedication to our field and to this remarkable society. Each and every one of you is the heart and future of our community.
Today, we find ourselves at a pivotal crossroads. Our society’s membership and participation have waned, not because of a lack of exciting science, but because the landscape of natural products research and the innovators who drive it have profoundly expanded the scope of our scientific field. Genomics, metabolomics, microbiome science, synthetic biology, and many other disciplines now intersect with our work, continually redefining what it means to be a natural product scientist. The possibilities are greater than ever, but so too is our challenge to remain vibrant, relevant, and united as we move forward.
We are sorry to announce that longtime member, Fellow and Past President of ASP, Gordon Cragg, has passed away. We will be sharing more information with the community about his accomplishments and impact on the field very soon.
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The American Society of Pharmacognosy was founded in 1959 as a society international in scope dedicated to the promotion, growth, and development of pharmacognosy and all aspects of natural products sciences.