Nature’s bounty – using traditional medicine to find new drugs
From morphine to antibiotics, nature provides us with an incredible bounty of medicinal compounds.
UQ's Professor Jo Blanchfield is on the cutting edge, helping bring these natural compounds into modern medicine. Her research explores chemicals in plants and fungi used in traditional medical practices and bush foods in Australia and around the world. These can then be translated into amazing new medicinal compounds.
You're invited to join Professor Blanchfield at our next BrisScience, as she delves into her incredible research, revealing what natural compounds might soon change medicine.
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN AUDITORIUM 1 AT THE STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND - ADJACENT TO THE EDGE.
Meet the presenter
Professor Jo Blanchfield is a professor of chemistry in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences at The University of Queensland. She did a BSc and PhD at UQ studying organic and medicinal chemistry and after several years working in USA and Canberra, returned to take us a teaching and research academic position at UQ.
About BrisScience
BrisScience is a monthly lecture series that brings science out of the labs and to the people, making it accessible to all – from scientists, to scientists-at-heart.
Run by The University of Queensland, BrisScience has been delivering engaging lectures on diverse topics from local and international scientists for over a decade.
BrisScience speakers are leaders in their given fields and deliver dynamic presentations based on cutting-edge research.
The University of Queensland has been running BrisScience since 2005, bringing the best and brightest scientific minds to the people of Brisbane – from early career researchers to Nobel Laureates!
| Time | 6:30pm to 7:30pm (light refreshments 7:30-8:00pm) |
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| Venue | Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland, Stanley Place, South Bank |
| Cost | Free - Eventbrite ticket required |
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