BotanyEmily Edwards
2021 The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany
Inhibition of Drug Metabolizing Cytochrome P450 Enzymes by Common Herbal Dietary Supplements
Edwards is interested in how the relationship between people and plants can improve human health outcomes. This summer she will conduct a research project with the Quave Research Group, which focuses on drug discovery through ethnobotanical research. Edwards’s project seeks to identify botanicals that could interfere with the metabolism of prescription drugs. She will screen over 1,900 botanical extracts for inhibitory effects against drug metabolizing enzymes. By increasing understanding of medicinal botany, this project could improve the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals.
Jointly funded by Middletown Garden Club and New Canaan Garden Club, Zone II
The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany
To encourage U.S. undergraduate students to expand their knowledge of medicinal botany by pursuing summer study in various projects, courses, and/or internships with supervision and structure.
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