BotanyAmy Snively-Martinez
2016 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
Amy E. Snively-Martinez is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at Washington State University. Her research will focus on medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Guatemala and to study local knowledge about the identification and description of herbal preparations most commonly used to treat this disease. Little research has studied the use of medicinal plants by rural indigenous communities in Guatemala to treat diabetes despite its importance as a biodiversity hotspot and high population of indigenous peoples. Research will take place in two regions of Guatemala, a mangrove ecosystem in the Pacific Lowlands and a humid forested ecosystem of the Western Highlands.
The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
To protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. Providing this research opportunity for botanists can, in turn, assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines.
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