Research at Georgia State University focusing on Ethiopian medicinal plants is showing potential in combating cervical cancer. Led by Professor Paulos Yohannes under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program, the collaboration involves extracting and analyzing plant compounds for their anticancer properties, with promising preliminary results. Credit: SciTechDaily.
com Research centered on gathering and studying plants indigenous to Ethiopia is yielding promising results in combating cancer, particularly cervical cancer. A new partnership has enabled a team from Georgia State University to contribute valuable insights to the scientific community regarding these potent compounds. The research underway includes a collaboration among experts at Georgia State University and Georgia State’s Perimeter College, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, and the Winship Cancer Center at Emory University.
Paulos Yohannes is a chemistry professor and serves as associate dean for STEM/research at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. He is leading the work as part of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP). The research includes collecting samples of plants native to Ethiopia that are recognized for their medicinal benefits to test their effectiveness in fighting disease.
Yohannes said it is common for practitioners in Africa to work with natural products, but a lack of access to instrumentation has hampered their ability to publish research. The Carnegie Fel.