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The 2000 Romer Lecture
Eloy Rodriguez
Cornell University

Eloy Rodriguez

"Living Longer and Healthier with Natural Medicines
from the Amazon Rain Forest and Caribbean Coral Reefs"

  Professor Rodriguez will present the latest medical drug discoveries from undergraduate students who travel to deep jungles of the Amazon and dive into deep blue waters of the Caribbean to study the chemical biology of interactions. He will also discuss his personal studies of hidden Amazon tribes that use a variety of medicines from ants, birds and scorpions to combat malaria and other tropical diseases. Lastly, Professor Rodriguez will discuss the importance of conservation and preservation of unique species that contain genes that are beneficial in food and medicine production.

Tuesday, April 18, 2000, 8 p.m. Hepburn Auditorium

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