Connecting people dedicated to all aspects of natural product research from academia, industry and stakeholders, & Fostering basic and applied research in various fields of medicinal plants and natural product research, which includes …
Horticulture of Medicinal Plants
- Breeding and cultivation of medicinal plants
- In vitro propagation of medicinal plants
- Gene discovery and understanding of genetic diversity of medicinal plants
- Plant-environment interaction (e.g. with microorganism, insect)
- Biogenesis and biosynthesis of natural compounds
- Biotechnology and gene technology for production of natural compounds
- Molecular biology and genetic engineering
- Metabolic engineering: Engineering and heterologous assembly of metabolic pathways
Pharmacognosy and Natural Product Chemistry
- Identification and authentication of the organisms delivering natural compounds
- Extraction, isolation and identification of natural compounds including development of new techniques and materials for these purposes
- Chemistry of any substance produced by living organisms or parts of
- Search for new biologically active natural compounds from marine and terrestrial organisms, bacteria, fungi, and plants
- Analysis of multicomponent mixtures including omics studies and development of new analytical techniques and materials
- Development of OMIC methods and technologies
Biological and Pharmacological Activities
- Biology and pharmacology of natural compounds and herbal preparations
- Mode of action and molecular targets of natural compounds
- Pharmacokinetics of natural compounds and herbal preparations
- Use and development of assays to assess the bioactivity of herbal preparations and natural compounds
- Proof of efficacy of natural compounds and herbal preparations
- Preclinical studies with natural compounds and herbal preparations
- Ethnopharmacology
Technological Approaches, Formulation and Delivery Systems
- Manufacturing process for the design of traditional and innovative HDP and HMP
- Quality control of HD, HDP and HMP
- Novel excipients and dosage forms of extracts and natural products
- Bioequivalence of HDP and HMP
- Design and development of drug delivery and controlled release systems for systemic and local applications of HDP and natural products
- Strategies and formulations for controlled natural product transport across biological barriers
- Micro- and nanocarriers including vesicles, polymeric particles, lipid based particles, micelles, dendrimers
- Preclinical and pharmacokinetic studies of formulations
- Regulatory affairs of HMPs and related products
Phytotherapy, Animal Healthcare and Veterinary Medicine
- Improvement of known phytomedicines and herbal medicinal products (HMP)
- Clinical studies with natural compounds and HMP
- Evidence based and traditional phytotherapy with HMP
- Pharmacovigilance of HMP: safety, side effects and interactions of HMP
- Medicinal plant products and their use in animal health care
Basic & Applied Research
- Plant cell and tissue culture
- Biogenesis and biosynthesis of natural compounds
- Plant biotechnology in the production of natural compounds
- Molecular biology and plant genetics
- Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology
