Drugs from the Deep with Prof. Marcel Jaspars

Drugs from the Deep with Prof. Marcel Jaspars
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Learn about the hunt for pharmaceuticals in extreme environments with Professor Marcel Jaspers

Mankind has used plants as a source of medicines for thousands of years, but only recently have scientists started to explore the oceans for new pharmaceuticals.

Professor Marcel Jaspars explains the history of medicines using examples on display in the Pharmacopoeia exhibition and describes modern drug hunters exploring the oceans and other extreme environments.

Speaker
Professor Marcel Jaspers
Venue
Seminar Room, Special Collections Centre
Contact

This event is free of charge though booking is advised

scc.events@abdn.ac.uk

01224 273049