Here we will?look back in time,?at the use of?medicinal plants in Scandinavia and?have a look to the future for?the potential use for plants?and plant components?in modern medicine.?This is?also?the aim of?our interdisciplinary research group?REA:Life?– Rediscovery of medical plant usage in the ‘Age of Exploration’ and beyond.?Focusing primarily on traditional Norwegian medicinal plants and their medicinal potential.
Half the presentations are in Norwegian, with the possibility of asking questions in English
Canapes and lights drinks will be served at Klimahuset
The event is open and free for everyone, registration is required.
Streaming online over Zoom from 5 pm.
Program
- Welcome
Part 1: History?of plant remedies
- Medicinal beer and Viking vegetables - Past plant use for a sustainable future
Anneleen Kool, Associate professor at the Natural History Museum, UiO. Leader of the research group "Evolution, eDNA, Genomics and Ethnobotany (EDGE). - The Ethnobotanical Approach to Antimicrobial Discovery?
Cassandra Quave, Associate professor of dermatology in the Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Center for the Study of Human Health. Author of the book "The Plant Hunter: A?scientist's quest for nature's next medicines"
Part 2: Natural remedies today
- Shortage of new medicine today (tentative title)
Steinar Madsen, Medical director of The Norwegian Medicines Agency - Can renal cancer be cured with a toxin from a mushroom??
P?l Falck, Chief Business Officer of Oncorena, a biomedical company that focuses on developing novel therapies for metastatic renal cancer