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Priscilla Marston Farnsworth

March 10, 2023 by pharmacognosy

It is with great sadness that we relay that Priscilla Marston Farnsworth, wife of the late Norman Farnsworth passed away in late October 2022, just 3 months shy of her 92nd birthday. Our sincere condolences to the Farnsworth family.…

Tell us what you think of the ASP Newsletter!

May 20, 2022 by pharmacognosy

Let’s make the beloved ASP Newsletter the best it can be! We know you’ve got an opinion. What content do you like? What do you skip? What do you want more of? Take this survey. We’ll publish the results in…

Parent Members Survey

May 9, 2022 by pharmacognosy

As ASP begins to plan for the 2023 annual meeting and beyond, we are requesting input from all parent members on which conference practices would be most impactful to enable their participation. We invite all parent members to complete a …

Pharmacognosy Dispatches from the Ukrainian Frontline

April 1, 2022 by ASP Newsletter

Dominik Popowski is an ASP member and a graduate student in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phytotherapy, Medical University of Warsaw. He is one of two Poland-based ASP members listed in the directory. The ASP Newsletter reached…

Successful ASP Summer Research Fellowship Program Continues in 2022

February 28, 2022 by ASP Newsletter

By Brian Murphy, PhD and Christine Salomon, PhD A highly successful Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) program was launched in 2021 and will be offered again in 2022 with a March 15 deadline. This innovative ASP-sponsored program offers a 2.5-month stipend…

Behind the Scenes in Pharmacognosy: Antibacterial Peptides from Ghost Pepper

January 31, 2022 by ASP Newsletter

By Erin A. Conley, PhD Candidate The August 2021 issue of the Journal of Natural Products featured an article from the Hicks lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which investigated antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from a hot…

Capital Communiqués

January 30, 2022 by Amy Henckel

Natural Product-related News from NIH and Beyond By Barbara C. Sorkin, PhD April 1, 2024 | This article appears in Volume 61, Issue 1 AN UPDATE ON THE US FEDERAL BUDGET As of March 23, all appropriations bills comprising…

New Members of ASP Spring 2024

January 30, 2022 by Amy Henckel

ASP would like to welcome our new members. The Society’s main objectives are to provide the opportunity for association among the workers in pharmacognosy and related sciences, to provide opportunities for presentation of research achievements, and to promote the publication…

Editor’s Corner

January 29, 2022 by Amy Henckel

By Edward J. Kennelly, PhD July 12, 2025 | This article appears in Volume 61, Issue 1 We are extremely pleased to announce the relaunching of the ASP Newsletter, now in a web-only format. I hope you will enjoy…

Meet a New ASP Member: Dr. Jie Li

January 6, 2022 by ASP Newsletter

Jie Li in his microbial culture room. PHOTO: Dan Xue Dr. Jie Li is our featured new member in this issue of the Newsletter. Dr. Li started his independent career as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and…