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2019 Annual Symposium

BIODIVERSITY AND MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCH: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD

The 2019 Annual Spices and Medicine Symposium was co-hosted by the UCL School of Pharmacy and the GB Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences on Wednesday, 9 October. This year's invited speakers addressed the intertwined issues of biodiversity, healthcare, and medicinal plant research with research from Peru, Colombia, Chile, and Australia.

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Organisers:
Francesca Scotti
MJ Datiles
Michael Heinrich

Co-hosted by:
Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Special Thanks to:
Michelle Ward and the SoP Events Team
Gustav Ronngren, Adam Phillips and the SoP Computer Unit
Luis, Carlos and the SoP Reception Team
Sonja van Praag and the UCL IT Team


 
the UCL Frank Fish Memorial Lecture

The UCL Annual Frank Fish Memorial Lecture was held immediately following the Spices symposium. This year's speaker was Dr. Benjamin Whalley, who discussed the long use of cannabis-derived medicines in clinical settings and its challenges in the pharmaceutical industry.  For the Frank Fish Memorial Lecture abstract and Dr Whalley's profile, click here.