Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
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Harry H. S. Fong

Biography

"Dr. Harry H.S. Fong is a professor Emeritus of Pharmacognosy in Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy at University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy. He has done his education in the Ohio State University Ph.D. (Pharmacognosy) 1961-1965, University of Pittsburgh M.S. (Pharmacognosy) 1959-1961, University of Pittsburgh B.S. (Pharmacy) 1955-1959. Research interests includes in the areas of collaborative drug discovery from higher plants, which good agriculture and field collection practice (GACP) and the bioassay-directed phytochemical isolation and biology of potentially active antitumor, cancer chemopreventive, anti-malarial, and anti-TB agents; of qualitative and quantitative QA/QC of natural products and herbal medicine

Research Interest

 Major research interests are in the areas of collaborative drug discovery from higher plants, which include the acquisition of source materials through good agriculture and field collection practice (GACP) and the bioassay-directed phytochemical isolation and biology of potentially active antitumor, cancer chemopreventive, anti-malarial, and anti-TB agents; of qualitative and quantitative QA/QC of natural products and herbal medicine; of standardization of botanical dietary supplements and traditional herbal medicines; of basic and translational evidence-based traditional herbal medicine; and of monographing medicinal plants; of development of pharmacopoeia and standards for medicinal plants

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