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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.
by Melany P. Puglisi, PhD
This article appears in the ASP Newsletter Volume 61, Issue 3.
On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my pleasure to share the highlights from the 2025 ASP Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan! The theme of the meeting was “A Grand Natural Products Adventure/Pharmacognosy Infused Health and Wellness Solutions.” I would like to thank our sponsors including Amway, Waters, Camag, Verdure Sciences, USP, Proctor and Gamble (Younger Members Committee), American Chemical Society and the Brady Fund.
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by David J. Newman, DPhil and Sheo Singh, PhD
This article appears in the ASP Newsletter Volume 61, Issue 3.
ASP Fellow, Dr. Gordon Mitchell Cragg, died on August 25, 2025, at the age of 89. He was a devoted member of ASP throughout his long and illustrious career in natural products research. The following tribute has been written by his two longtime friends, colleagues, and ASP Fellows, Drs. Dave Newman and Sheo Singh.
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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 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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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.