Research
Understanding Bacterial Communication in the Skin Microbiome
Understanding this communication is an important aspect of developing new ways to prevent and treat infections.
Predicting and Preventing Adverse Interactions between Drugs and Dietary Supplements
Our goal with this project is to help support safe use of these dietary supplements, by determining whether they might interact with pharmaceutical drugs consumed at the same time.
Developing New Treatments for Drug Resistant Bacterial Infections
According to the Centers for Disease Control, antibiotic resistant bacterial infections are responsible for 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths each year…
Creating New Tools for Natural Products Drug Discovery
The Cech group leads efforts to improve the interpretation of large datasets acquired using mass spectrometry.
Novel Approaches to Study Synergy in Botanical Medicines
Developing novel methods to investigate the phenomenon of synergistic interactions in complex mixtures from botanical medicines
Natural Products for the Treatment of Drug Resistant Infections
New strategies to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections
Influence of Endophytes on Bioactive Constituent Profile of Botanical Medicines
Bioactive constituent profile of medicinal plants
Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Echinacea purpurea:
Bioactive Constituents, Mechanisms of Action, and Agricultural Aspects
