Tag: Cassandra Quave

Launched in 2017, the online publishing platform Substack has changed the game for independent writers, journalists, and creators. Diverse Atlanta creators have jumped aboard the Substack platform, sharing their takes on everything from cooking to politics. Here are five worth following: Nick Valencia News, The Half Marathoner by Terrell Johnson, Assembly Notes by Stacey Abrams, Nature’s Pharmacy by Dr. Cassandra Quave, and The Atlanta Objective with George Chidi.

Cassandra Quave, an associate professor of dermatology at Emory University School of Medicine, researches plants that have been used by traditional healers and are known to have therapeutic properties. More than 34,000 medicinal plants have been used throughout history, and each contains thousands of different molecules. Her lab works to identify which molecules—or combinations of molecules—provide the benefit.