Rediscovery of medicinal plant usage in the “Age of Exploration”: From cultural historical heritage to innovative pharmaceuticals
REA:Life is an interdisciplinary natural and cultural sciences project that traces the prevalence of disease and the history of societies’ increasing awareness of epidemiological disease during the Age of Exploration (15th - 18th century).
Our aim is to retrieve lost medicinal knowledge and to identify novel bioactive compounds using the latest methods in pharmacology, immunology and metagenomics.
Hugo de Boer
Natural History Museum
Line Esborg
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
Kari Tvete Inngjerdingen
Department of Pharmacy
Marit Inngjerdingen
Institute of Clinical Medicine
Anneleen Kool
Natural History Museum
Latest news
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Emilie has Submitted her PhD! June 1, 2023
The REA:life project's first PhD thesis has been submitted.
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Funding Granted for Future Research! May 30, 2023
Emilie has been granted seed funding from UiO Growth House to follow up her PhD research.
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Rebecca's first paper from her PhD is out! May 25, 2023
Rebecca has published her first paper from her PhD!
Well done to her and her team!
Acknowledgements
This website is part of the REA:Life convergence environment, an interdisciplinary research network that addresses major challenges in health and environment. It is funded by UiO's interdisciplinary initiative UiO:Life Science www.uio.no/life-science.