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From the Garden to the Research Lab: A Conversation with Nadja Cech
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Please note: the time zone for this event is Eastern Time. We invite you to join Ann Armbrecht and Nadja Cech for a conversation about the scientific study of medicinally useful plants. Nadja grew up off-grid in a counter-culture community in Williams, Oregon, where herbal medicine was a primary form of healthcare. We will talk about her journey to becoming a research chemist, and how her different perspectives of plants (as an illustrator, chemist, gardener, nature lover) inform the research that she does. What is the role of science in understanding how plants work as medicine? What do we learn from scientific study, what do we miss when it comes to understanding the wholeness of plants? Bio Nadja Cech spent her childhood running barefoot on a medicinal herb farm at the foot of the Siskiyou Mountains in southern Oregon. She is daughter to Richo and Mayche Cech, herbalists, seed growers, and founders of the seed company Strictly Medicinal. At the age of 14, Nadja embarked on study of the science of plants, starting out as a student at Rogue Community College, and eventually earning her PhD in Chemistry from the University of New Mexico. Nadja is currently Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She leads a National Institute of Health funded research group dedicated to studying how herbs can be more effectively and safely used to treat disease, and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Date:
Thursday, February 17, 2022
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