RFI from the NIH – Climate Change Working Group
Deadline is August 30th.
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HOT TOPICS IN PHARMACOGNOSY: So What About the Other Half of Kinase Inhibitor Activities?
By David J. Newman, DPhil
INTRODUCTION
Although we have been inundated over the years with stories of the successes with inhibiting protein tyrosine kinases (aka PTKs) and their chemical cousins, based on other amino acids such as serine or threonine…
Taking Action: The Imposter Syndrome and Graduate Minority Students
By Vanessa Nepomuceno, PhD
At some point in graduate school, most people experience imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is when you doubt your skills and talents, minimize your own accomplishments, and have an internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud.”…
ASP Hosts Virtual Symposium in an Interactive Environment
By C. Benjamin Naman, PhD
This summer, the ASP will host a virtual symposium series July 16, 23, and 30 entitled “Vanguards of Natural Product Research 2021.” These events will highlight the work and creativity of students and postdocs in…
ASP Members Recognized Among Most Influential Scientists
Dr. George Robert Pettit
Edward J. Kennelly, PhD
(Gordon Cragg, PhD, also contributed)
A 2020 article in PLOS Biology of the 100,000 most influential scientists with regards to their publication citations includes at least 47 ASP members. Searches of those…
Meet a New ASP Member: Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Parkinson
Parkinson in her laboratory at Purdue University. PHOTO: CRISSI MARTINEZ-BROKA
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Parkinson, our featured new member in this issue of the Newsletter, began her appointment as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of…
Making STEM a Safer Place
By Alison Hughes, PhD Candidate
February 11 was International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a United Nations initiative actioning “full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality.” It…
ASP Member Image Collection
Calling All ASP Members
Do you love photography? Do you find yourself taking photos of the natural world? We want to showcase your fascinating science through photography, and feature it on our ASP website! We would love to see your…
July – A Month of ASP/Abstracts Open Now
Join us in July for A Month of ASP with Vanguards of Natural Product Research 2021 and the all new ASP Job Fair
Abstracts are Open Now
http://aspmeetings.pharmacognosy.us/
Vanguards of Natural Product Research 2021
This summer, the ASP will be…
HOT TOPICS IN PHARMACOGNOSY: Chemistry and CoV-2 Treatments
By David J. Newman, DPhil
INTRODUCTION
Over the last eight or so months there have been a series of papers, some short, some long, covering what can be considered as four major topics: natural products, repurposing of approved drugs, use…