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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. The field of pharmacognosy aims to study molecules from plants and other living things, that potentially have medicinal uses. Such molecules are the products of evolution, and can have intricate structures and previously unknown biological effects. ASP members are involved in a number of activities - including isolating new molecules and determining their chemical structure, finding out how they are made by the producing organism, and why they evolved. Another aspect of pharmacognosy is the scientific investigation of preparations used in traditional systems of medicine - often termed ethnopharmacology. The field of pharmacognosy therefore encompasses areas of chemistry, biochemistry, genomics, ecology and anthropology
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In Memoriam: Richard G. Powell
by A. Douglas Kinghorn PhD
This article appears in the ASP Newsletter Volume 61, Issue 3.
ASP member Richard (Dick) G. Powell, a long-time associate editor of the Journal of Natural Products and an outstanding phytochemist, passed away in May 2025 at the age of 86. He was a retired research leader at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL, where he worked for 31 years. Powell served as associate editor with great acumen for a total of 23 years, from 1991 through 2013. In recognition of his outstanding editorial service, he was named on the journal masthead page as “Honorary Editor” from 2014-2015. Powell was very capably aided by his late wife, Rosemary, as his editorial assistant during his tenure.
Read More$500 ASP Member Discount for Publishing Open Access in JNP
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 for publication in JNP. With […] Read More
Wright Receives 2025 Farnsworth Award
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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Journal of Natural Products
The Journal of Natural Products is co-published monthly by the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Pharmacognosy.