Ethnopharmacology & Zoopharmacognosy JRG
@eandz-jrg.bsky.social
E&Z JRG at BNITM.
We explore how people & animals use plants, fungi and other natural substances as medicine.
https://linktr.ee/EandZResearchGroup
We explore how people & animals use plants, fungi and other natural substances as medicine.
https://linktr.ee/EandZResearchGroup
NEW ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY CHANNEL WEBINAR TALK🎥✨
Watch Harrison Carter (Oxford University) speak about why it is so difficult to prevent snake bites in high-risk zones and what can be done about this 🐍
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/tvFxyOpfKb0
Watch Harrison Carter (Oxford University) speak about why it is so difficult to prevent snake bites in high-risk zones and what can be done about this 🐍
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/tvFxyOpfKb0
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
NEW ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY CHANNEL WEBINAR TALK🎥✨
Watch Harrison Carter (Oxford University) speak about why it is so difficult to prevent snake bites in high-risk zones and what can be done about this 🐍
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/tvFxyOpfKb0
Watch Harrison Carter (Oxford University) speak about why it is so difficult to prevent snake bites in high-risk zones and what can be done about this 🐍
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/tvFxyOpfKb0
Meet Joëlle 👋
Student assistant at E&Z working on medicinal plants, biofilms & antimicrobial research. She is also collecting German license plates in her spare time! 🚗🌿
Student assistant at E&Z working on medicinal plants, biofilms & antimicrobial research. She is also collecting German license plates in her spare time! 🚗🌿
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Meet Joëlle 👋
Student assistant at E&Z working on medicinal plants, biofilms & antimicrobial research. She is also collecting German license plates in her spare time! 🚗🌿
Student assistant at E&Z working on medicinal plants, biofilms & antimicrobial research. She is also collecting German license plates in her spare time! 🚗🌿
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫 🌿
Ethnopharmacologist, BNITM research associate & E&Z collaborator based in Uganda.
Working on medicinal plants, TRACEPLANT, and the science behind traditional healthcare. He also has a soft spot for hugging trees 🌳
Ethnopharmacologist, BNITM research associate & E&Z collaborator based in Uganda.
Working on medicinal plants, TRACEPLANT, and the science behind traditional healthcare. He also has a soft spot for hugging trees 🌳
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫 🌿
Ethnopharmacologist, BNITM research associate & E&Z collaborator based in Uganda.
Working on medicinal plants, TRACEPLANT, and the science behind traditional healthcare. He also has a soft spot for hugging trees 🌳
Ethnopharmacologist, BNITM research associate & E&Z collaborator based in Uganda.
Working on medicinal plants, TRACEPLANT, and the science behind traditional healthcare. He also has a soft spot for hugging trees 🌳
Updates from the Team 🌿🔬
Konrad and Prof. Garbe visited UCL’s School of Pharmacy to work with Dr. Jalil Banaz on evaluating the quality of plant-based pharmaceuticals.
They discussed data, explored the labs, and continued their collaboration.
#ResearchCollaboration
Konrad and Prof. Garbe visited UCL’s School of Pharmacy to work with Dr. Jalil Banaz on evaluating the quality of plant-based pharmaceuticals.
They discussed data, explored the labs, and continued their collaboration.
#ResearchCollaboration
December 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Updates from the Team 🌿🔬
Konrad and Prof. Garbe visited UCL’s School of Pharmacy to work with Dr. Jalil Banaz on evaluating the quality of plant-based pharmaceuticals.
They discussed data, explored the labs, and continued their collaboration.
#ResearchCollaboration
Konrad and Prof. Garbe visited UCL’s School of Pharmacy to work with Dr. Jalil Banaz on evaluating the quality of plant-based pharmaceuticals.
They discussed data, explored the labs, and continued their collaboration.
#ResearchCollaboration
Two major wins at #CITESCoP20!
• DRC’s uplisting of the Golden-bellied Mangabey
• Uganda’s revival of the Great Ape Enforcement Task Force
Both adopted by consensus in Committee I (pending Plenary approval).
📄 https://loom.ly/xF-2_DA
📄 https://loom.ly/oryy6vQ
• DRC’s uplisting of the Golden-bellied Mangabey
• Uganda’s revival of the Great Ape Enforcement Task Force
Both adopted by consensus in Committee I (pending Plenary approval).
📄 https://loom.ly/xF-2_DA
📄 https://loom.ly/oryy6vQ
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Two major wins at #CITESCoP20!
• DRC’s uplisting of the Golden-bellied Mangabey
• Uganda’s revival of the Great Ape Enforcement Task Force
Both adopted by consensus in Committee I (pending Plenary approval).
📄 https://loom.ly/xF-2_DA
📄 https://loom.ly/oryy6vQ
• DRC’s uplisting of the Golden-bellied Mangabey
• Uganda’s revival of the Great Ape Enforcement Task Force
Both adopted by consensus in Committee I (pending Plenary approval).
📄 https://loom.ly/xF-2_DA
📄 https://loom.ly/oryy6vQ
A few inspiring days at the #DubaiFutureForum wrapped up with powerful conversations spanning global health, melting poles, space, time, genetics, and the future of exploration.
Here’s a short recap of what made this year’s gathering unforgettable.
#ExplorersClub #FutureThinking
Here’s a short recap of what made this year’s gathering unforgettable.
#ExplorersClub #FutureThinking
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A few inspiring days at the #DubaiFutureForum wrapped up with powerful conversations spanning global health, melting poles, space, time, genetics, and the future of exploration.
Here’s a short recap of what made this year’s gathering unforgettable.
#ExplorersClub #FutureThinking
Here’s a short recap of what made this year’s gathering unforgettable.
#ExplorersClub #FutureThinking
Inspiring rooftop dinner with Explorers Club members — probably the most NatGeo & Discovery-featured photo we’ve posted in ages. One guest is even filming a Christopher Nolan movie with his Viking ship replica! 🔥
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Inspiring rooftop dinner with Explorers Club members — probably the most NatGeo & Discovery-featured photo we’ve posted in ages. One guest is even filming a Christopher Nolan movie with his Viking ship replica! 🔥
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub
Today Fabien attended an inspiring session led by Mammoth Biosciences (co-founded by CRISPR pioneer and Nobel laureate Dr. Jennifer Doudna).
The topic: how tech could turn health into something designed, not predetermined. 🔬
Truly thought-provoking!
#DubaiFutureForum #CRISPR
The topic: how tech could turn health into something designed, not predetermined. 🔬
Truly thought-provoking!
#DubaiFutureForum #CRISPR
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today Fabien attended an inspiring session led by Mammoth Biosciences (co-founded by CRISPR pioneer and Nobel laureate Dr. Jennifer Doudna).
The topic: how tech could turn health into something designed, not predetermined. 🔬
Truly thought-provoking!
#DubaiFutureForum #CRISPR
The topic: how tech could turn health into something designed, not predetermined. 🔬
Truly thought-provoking!
#DubaiFutureForum #CRISPR
Elodie & Fabien caught up with Mark Hannaford (World Extreme Medicine) at the Dubai Future Forum.
It’s always inspiring to see leaders from different disciplines come together to exchange ideas and imagine new possibilities. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #WorldExtremeMedicine
It’s always inspiring to see leaders from different disciplines come together to exchange ideas and imagine new possibilities. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #WorldExtremeMedicine
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Elodie & Fabien caught up with Mark Hannaford (World Extreme Medicine) at the Dubai Future Forum.
It’s always inspiring to see leaders from different disciplines come together to exchange ideas and imagine new possibilities. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #WorldExtremeMedicine
It’s always inspiring to see leaders from different disciplines come together to exchange ideas and imagine new possibilities. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #WorldExtremeMedicine
Louisa Jahn’s master’s work in the SpiriPharm project: 54 extracts from 18 Budongo Forest plants are ready for screening against ESKAPE pathogens. 🌿🔬 Excited to see what new antimicrobial properties will be discovered!
#SpiriPharm #DrugDiscovery #PlantResearch #ESKAPE
#SpiriPharm #DrugDiscovery #PlantResearch #ESKAPE
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Louisa Jahn’s master’s work in the SpiriPharm project: 54 extracts from 18 Budongo Forest plants are ready for screening against ESKAPE pathogens. 🌿🔬 Excited to see what new antimicrobial properties will be discovered!
#SpiriPharm #DrugDiscovery #PlantResearch #ESKAPE
#SpiriPharm #DrugDiscovery #PlantResearch #ESKAPE
Team Explorers Club at the Dubai Future Forum!
It was an inspiring moment filled with big ideas, new connections, and conversations pushing the boundaries of exploration, science, and global collaboration. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #ScienceCommunity #SpiriPharm
It was an inspiring moment filled with big ideas, new connections, and conversations pushing the boundaries of exploration, science, and global collaboration. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #ScienceCommunity #SpiriPharm
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Team Explorers Club at the Dubai Future Forum!
It was an inspiring moment filled with big ideas, new connections, and conversations pushing the boundaries of exploration, science, and global collaboration. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #ScienceCommunity #SpiriPharm
It was an inspiring moment filled with big ideas, new connections, and conversations pushing the boundaries of exploration, science, and global collaboration. 🌍✨
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #ScienceCommunity #SpiriPharm
Kicking off our Dubai Future Forum series with a tribute to Jane, whose life inspired many of us at the E&Z research group. We’re proud to have known her, and her legacy continues to guide our work. More soon. 🌍
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #SpiriPharm #HonouringJane
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #SpiriPharm #HonouringJane
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Kicking off our Dubai Future Forum series with a tribute to Jane, whose life inspired many of us at the E&Z research group. We’re proud to have known her, and her legacy continues to guide our work. More soon. 🌍
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #SpiriPharm #HonouringJane
#DubaiFutureForum #ExplorersClub #SpiriPharm #HonouringJane
Fabien has just left Henrike and Max in the field at Mount Elgon to fly to Dubai for the Dubai Future Forum, where he will meet 39 Explorers Club members. From Kenya to Dubai—SpiriPharm is going fully international!
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fabien has just left Henrike and Max in the field at Mount Elgon to fly to Dubai for the Dubai Future Forum, where he will meet 39 Explorers Club members. From Kenya to Dubai—SpiriPharm is going fully international!
Fabien caught a lift off Mount Elgon in a private plane thanks to farm owner Bob Anderson, letting him stay an extra day with the team before flying to Nairobi! ✈️🌄
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Fabien caught a lift off Mount Elgon in a private plane thanks to farm owner Bob Anderson, letting him stay an extra day with the team before flying to Nairobi! ✈️🌄
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 | Post #4
Fabien met Dr. Sospeter Njeru (KEMRI) & Abi (German Embassy) to discuss collaborations tackling ESKAPE pathogens and other conditions through natural product drug discovery. Chris Powell (Mount Elgon Foundation) also joined. 🌿🧫
#TM #Kenya
Fabien met Dr. Sospeter Njeru (KEMRI) & Abi (German Embassy) to discuss collaborations tackling ESKAPE pathogens and other conditions through natural product drug discovery. Chris Powell (Mount Elgon Foundation) also joined. 🌿🧫
#TM #Kenya
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 | Post #4
Fabien met Dr. Sospeter Njeru (KEMRI) & Abi (German Embassy) to discuss collaborations tackling ESKAPE pathogens and other conditions through natural product drug discovery. Chris Powell (Mount Elgon Foundation) also joined. 🌿🧫
#TM #Kenya
Fabien met Dr. Sospeter Njeru (KEMRI) & Abi (German Embassy) to discuss collaborations tackling ESKAPE pathogens and other conditions through natural product drug discovery. Chris Powell (Mount Elgon Foundation) also joined. 🌿🧫
#TM #Kenya
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 | Post #3
Fabien met with Dr. Ann Mwaura (National Museums of Kenya) to discuss DNA sequencing of plant samples.
Also pictured: Chris Powell & Dr. Emmanuel Ndiema, partners on the Mt. Elgon project. 🌿🇰🇪
#ResearchInKenya #DNASequencing
Fabien met with Dr. Ann Mwaura (National Museums of Kenya) to discuss DNA sequencing of plant samples.
Also pictured: Chris Powell & Dr. Emmanuel Ndiema, partners on the Mt. Elgon project. 🌿🇰🇪
#ResearchInKenya #DNASequencing
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 | Post #3
Fabien met with Dr. Ann Mwaura (National Museums of Kenya) to discuss DNA sequencing of plant samples.
Also pictured: Chris Powell & Dr. Emmanuel Ndiema, partners on the Mt. Elgon project. 🌿🇰🇪
#ResearchInKenya #DNASequencing
Fabien met with Dr. Ann Mwaura (National Museums of Kenya) to discuss DNA sequencing of plant samples.
Also pictured: Chris Powell & Dr. Emmanuel Ndiema, partners on the Mt. Elgon project. 🌿🇰🇪
#ResearchInKenya #DNASequencing
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 | Post #2
Fabien met with Dr. Peter Ngolo and his PhD student Daisy at the National Museums of Kenya to discuss collaborations on processing and analysing plant samples for the SpiriPharm project. More updates from Kenya coming soon! 🌿🔬
#Collaboration
Fabien met with Dr. Peter Ngolo and his PhD student Daisy at the National Museums of Kenya to discuss collaborations on processing and analysing plant samples for the SpiriPharm project. More updates from Kenya coming soon! 🌿🔬
#Collaboration
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 | Post #2
Fabien met with Dr. Peter Ngolo and his PhD student Daisy at the National Museums of Kenya to discuss collaborations on processing and analysing plant samples for the SpiriPharm project. More updates from Kenya coming soon! 🌿🔬
#Collaboration
Fabien met with Dr. Peter Ngolo and his PhD student Daisy at the National Museums of Kenya to discuss collaborations on processing and analysing plant samples for the SpiriPharm project. More updates from Kenya coming soon! 🌿🔬
#Collaboration
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 |Post #1
Fabien is in Nairobi meeting Dr. Patrick Malonza & Dr. Beryl Bwong at the National Museums of Kenya 🐍🦎. Learning from experts in reptile & amphibian conservation to support our projects! #Herpetology #Conservation #Biodiversity
Fabien is in Nairobi meeting Dr. Patrick Malonza & Dr. Beryl Bwong at the National Museums of Kenya 🐍🦎. Learning from experts in reptile & amphibian conservation to support our projects! #Herpetology #Conservation #Biodiversity
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#ResearchInKenya 🇰🇪 |Post #1
Fabien is in Nairobi meeting Dr. Patrick Malonza & Dr. Beryl Bwong at the National Museums of Kenya 🐍🦎. Learning from experts in reptile & amphibian conservation to support our projects! #Herpetology #Conservation #Biodiversity
Fabien is in Nairobi meeting Dr. Patrick Malonza & Dr. Beryl Bwong at the National Museums of Kenya 🐍🦎. Learning from experts in reptile & amphibian conservation to support our projects! #Herpetology #Conservation #Biodiversity
🚨 New publication! 🚨
Our article co-authored by Fabien Schultz summarises key digital health trends from #DHPSP2024, covering AI diagnostics, telemedicine, IoMT sensors, pharmacovigilance, and more.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.37349/edht.2025.101166
#DigitalHealth #PatientSafety #SciComm
Our article co-authored by Fabien Schultz summarises key digital health trends from #DHPSP2024, covering AI diagnostics, telemedicine, IoMT sensors, pharmacovigilance, and more.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.37349/edht.2025.101166
#DigitalHealth #PatientSafety #SciComm
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚨 New publication! 🚨
Our article co-authored by Fabien Schultz summarises key digital health trends from #DHPSP2024, covering AI diagnostics, telemedicine, IoMT sensors, pharmacovigilance, and more.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.37349/edht.2025.101166
#DigitalHealth #PatientSafety #SciComm
Our article co-authored by Fabien Schultz summarises key digital health trends from #DHPSP2024, covering AI diagnostics, telemedicine, IoMT sensors, pharmacovigilance, and more.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.37349/edht.2025.101166
#DigitalHealth #PatientSafety #SciComm
🌿📚 A special moment from Nairobi!📚🌿
Alex, Henrike & Max handed over SpiriPharm voucher specimens to the East African Herbarium at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi! From field to archives, this is our way of preserving natural-remedy heritage for future research.
Alex, Henrike & Max handed over SpiriPharm voucher specimens to the East African Herbarium at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi! From field to archives, this is our way of preserving natural-remedy heritage for future research.
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🌿📚 A special moment from Nairobi!📚🌿
Alex, Henrike & Max handed over SpiriPharm voucher specimens to the East African Herbarium at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi! From field to archives, this is our way of preserving natural-remedy heritage for future research.
Alex, Henrike & Max handed over SpiriPharm voucher specimens to the East African Herbarium at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi! From field to archives, this is our way of preserving natural-remedy heritage for future research.
A handwritten “life elixir” recipe found in a 19th-century herbal book led researchers into centuries of herbal legends — and straight to Swedish Bitters.
Could there be truth behind it?💭
Read our new article: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00813-0
Could there be truth behind it?💭
Read our new article: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00813-0
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A handwritten “life elixir” recipe found in a 19th-century herbal book led researchers into centuries of herbal legends — and straight to Swedish Bitters.
Could there be truth behind it?💭
Read our new article: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00813-0
Could there be truth behind it?💭
Read our new article: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00813-0
🍀Dr. Godwin Anywar is visiting us in Germany! 🍀
A long-time collaborator of our E&Z group, Godwin brings rich expertise in ethnopharmacology and medicinal plants.
📸 Here he is at the BNITM 125th Anniversary exhibition in Hamburg Town Hall, in front of our group’s posters!
A long-time collaborator of our E&Z group, Godwin brings rich expertise in ethnopharmacology and medicinal plants.
📸 Here he is at the BNITM 125th Anniversary exhibition in Hamburg Town Hall, in front of our group’s posters!
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🍀Dr. Godwin Anywar is visiting us in Germany! 🍀
A long-time collaborator of our E&Z group, Godwin brings rich expertise in ethnopharmacology and medicinal plants.
📸 Here he is at the BNITM 125th Anniversary exhibition in Hamburg Town Hall, in front of our group’s posters!
A long-time collaborator of our E&Z group, Godwin brings rich expertise in ethnopharmacology and medicinal plants.
📸 Here he is at the BNITM 125th Anniversary exhibition in Hamburg Town Hall, in front of our group’s posters!
We shared a quick welcome before, but here’s the proper intro 🌿
Meet George Neuhaus, our Associate Research Member at BNITM!
Based in Portland, Oregon, They are helping us bridge chemistry, traditional wisdom & modern medicine. Welcome, George!
Meet George Neuhaus, our Associate Research Member at BNITM!
Based in Portland, Oregon, They are helping us bridge chemistry, traditional wisdom & modern medicine. Welcome, George!
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We shared a quick welcome before, but here’s the proper intro 🌿
Meet George Neuhaus, our Associate Research Member at BNITM!
Based in Portland, Oregon, They are helping us bridge chemistry, traditional wisdom & modern medicine. Welcome, George!
Meet George Neuhaus, our Associate Research Member at BNITM!
Based in Portland, Oregon, They are helping us bridge chemistry, traditional wisdom & modern medicine. Welcome, George!
Dr Fabien Schultz is now a Young Academy Fellow of the Akademie der Wissenschaften Hamburg!
This prestigious recognition celebrates his work on natural remedies and his participatory approach involving Indigenous communities.
👉 https://loom.ly/idakE5E
This prestigious recognition celebrates his work on natural remedies and his participatory approach involving Indigenous communities.
👉 https://loom.ly/idakE5E
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dr Fabien Schultz is now a Young Academy Fellow of the Akademie der Wissenschaften Hamburg!
This prestigious recognition celebrates his work on natural remedies and his participatory approach involving Indigenous communities.
👉 https://loom.ly/idakE5E
This prestigious recognition celebrates his work on natural remedies and his participatory approach involving Indigenous communities.
👉 https://loom.ly/idakE5E
✨Today I’m delighted to celebrate 20 years of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg. The event explores a crucial topic:
“Legitimacy and credibility of science in today’s challenging political times.”
“Legitimacy and credibility of science in today’s challenging political times.”
October 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
✨Today I’m delighted to celebrate 20 years of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg. The event explores a crucial topic:
“Legitimacy and credibility of science in today’s challenging political times.”
“Legitimacy and credibility of science in today’s challenging political times.”