BotanyNatalie Christian
2014 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
Natalie Christian attends Indiana University. She proposes to harness natural antibiotic properties in single celled fungi that symbiotically live with host plants. These fungi represent some of the most complex and potent chemicals known from plants. Natalie will do her research at a field station in Panama, as the native chocolate tree is a known harborer of various single celled fungi.
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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