Report I

Title:Plant, People and State of the World’s Plants 

Time:2.00-3.30 p.m. Monday, July 3^rd, 2017

Venue: Room 408 (Recording Room), Danqing Building

Speaker:    Professor Monique S.J. Simmonds, Deputy Director for Science Programs of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

About the Speaker

Professor Monique S.J. Simmonds, Deputy Director for Science Programs of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Science Advisor to the International Foundation for Science, Science Advisor to the Royal Forestry Society, Chairwoman of the African Horticulture Committee, Chairwoman of the Advisory Committee of the Harrod Horticultural, UK and Member of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission, is mainly engaged in the quality control of medicinal plants and the research on the diversity of phytochemistry. She is Editor-in-Chief of SCI journals,Biochemical Systematics and Ecologyand on the editorial boards forNatural Products Reports,Natural Product Communication,Phytotherapy Research,Phytochemistry,Journal of EthnopharmacologyandJournal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, which are indexed in SCI. In recent years, Prof. Monique S.J. Simmonds has published about 50 academic papers in global top journals includingLancetwith the IF of 44,Scienceof 34.6,Annals of Internal Medicineof 16.4 andNatural Product Reportsof 10.98.

Report II

Title:Wood inside & out—Forensic Botany, Especially Using Microscopy

Time:9.00-11.00 a.m. Tuesday, July 4^th, 2017

Venue:Room 604 (Conference Room), Engineering Building

Speaker:    Dr. Peter Eric Gasson, Researcher of the Science Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

About the Speaker

Dr. Peter Eric Gasson, Researcher of the Science Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Member of the International Association of Wood Anatomists is mainly engaged in the anatomy and identification of trees and wood under the background of systematics and species protection, whose current research is focused on the protection and international trade of rare tree species such as oak, mahogany, rosewood and ebony as well as the specific issues in terms of species protection, like the sustainable utilization of firewood in the development of arid areas and urban areas and the influence of trees on surrounding buildings in cities. The research findings have been published in the international journals such asPlant, Cell and Environment,IAWA JournalandAustralian Journal of Botany.

Report III

Title:R, the Way it Enhances Your Research Skills—Introduction of R Language

Time:9.00-11.00 a.m. Wednesday, July 5^th, 2017

Venue:Room 408 (Recording Room), Danqing Building

Speaker:    Dr. Rui Fang, Researcher of the Science Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

About the Speaker

Dr. Rui Fang, Researcher of the Science Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, studied in the Department of Pharmacy, King’s College London in 2002 and received Doctoral Degree in Pharmacy. Dr. Rui Fang has isolated new triterpenoid constituents, iritectol A and B from Iris tectorum Maxim, which is a type of traditional Chinese medicinal materials and proved that these constituents are the chief active substances in Iris tectorum Maxim that could induce the apoptosis of cancer cells. Working at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and researching on medicinal plants for 8 years, Dr. Rui Fang has undertaken the research programs of natural products funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which is now called Innovate UK. Present research orientation: 1. Using R language to process chemical signals, explore data and study metabolomics; 2. Applying LC-MS and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the fingerprint technology of natural medicine and establishing quality control system for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces; 3. Conducting high-throughput screening, separation and purification of natural drugs in vitro tests and using saccharomyces model to assess the operating mode of active constituents in vivo.

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