Programme

FOOD AND MEDICAL TRADITIONS FROM THE PLANT WORLD: EXPLORING HERBAL USES

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[POSTER SESSION]

[LECTURES]

• Historical Approaches in Modern Drug Discovery: Options, Chances, Potential
  • Prof. Sabine Anagnostou, University of Marburg, Germany
• Tea from China: Explaining the Differences in Quality
  • Prof. Monique S.J. Simmonds, OBE, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
  • Rui Fang, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
• The Use of Herbal Medicines by South Asian Diasporic Communities in the UK
  • Dr. Sukvinder Bhamra, University of Kent, UK
• Transnational and Generational Influences on Food-Plant Use: A British Bengali Case
  • Dr. Hannah Jennings, University College London, UK
• Medicinal Plants’ Contribution to Healthcare Sovereignty and Security: The Case of Diabetes
  • Dr. Peter Giovannini, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
• Antimicrobial Resistance and Plant-derived Secondary Metabolites
  • Dr. Mukhlesur Rahman, University of East London, UK
  • Dr. Anthony Booker, University College London and University of Westminster, UK