BotanyKate Sammons
2019 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

Kate Sammons is a PhD candidate in plant and microbial biology at the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul. Her research aims to describe the chemical complexity of medicinal plants with metabolomics using the case study of yarrow (Achillea millefolium). A. millefolium is a multiploid species complex with broad global distribution and a long history of medicinal use. Sammons is interested in how ploidy and genotype affect chemical composition, as well as broader questions of how high- resolution mass spectrometry can allow a more holistic assessment of the plant’s medicinal quality.
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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