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Hot Topics in Pharmacognosy

June 24, 2024 by ASP Newsletter

HOT TOPICS IN PHARMACOGNOSY: Antibiotic Structures from the Past, and/or Novel Sources Now Being (Re)investigated By David J. Newman, DPhil INTRODUCTION (WITH SOME HISTORY) The search for novel antibiotics by “interrogation” of the massive databases of compounds…

In Memoriam: Heinz G. Floss

June 14, 2024 by ASP Newsletter

Heinz G. Floss: PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, 1988 By Taifo Mahmud, PhD and Bradley Moore, PhD On December 19, 2022, Heinz G. Floss, a world-renowned natural product chemist and a former president of the American Society of…

Behind the Scenes in Pharmacognosy: Smoke Taint in American West Coast Wines

June 10, 2024 by ASP Newsletter

Xiaoling Chen, PhD Candidate and Teal Jordan, MS Fire and wine were the topic of an open access article in the March 2022 issue of the Journal of Natural Products entitled “Natural Product Phenolic Diglycosides Created from Wildfires, Defining Their…

ASP Seeking JNP Editor-in-Chief Position

May 10, 2024 by pharmacognosy

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Natural Products The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) is seeking a broadly experienced and visionary natural products scientist for the position of Editor-in-Chief (EIC) for its flagship journal, Journal of Natural Products (JNP), which is a…

2024 ASP Younger Members Symposium

March 6, 2024 by pharmacognosy

The ASP Younger Members Committee would like to offer all early career members the chance to present virtually at our 2024 Virtual Younger Member Symposium on April 3rd and 4th. Join us for talks from our early career members across…