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International Research Opportunity
National Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Francoise Sidime
LSAMP International Program – Summer [email protected]
National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Map of Morocco
Population: 33 Million people
Taounate, Morocco
Taounate: 40,000 people approx.
Plant extract isolation room
Isolated compounds – Storage cabinet
Experimental Design• Survey indigenous plants with neuroactive
properties: CNS
Cannabis Sativa (Smoking, vaporizing & oral ingestion)
• Religious• Spiritual moods• Cooking: (Seeds – Hempseed oil, teas)• Therapeutic purposes: Anti inflammatory
: Sedative
: Analgesic
Experimental Design• Extract crude or semi purified substances• Use ethyl acetate or methanol – extraction
Subject extract:
a)Gravity Column Chromatography
b)Semi-preparative High pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Structural analysis:
a) 1D or 2D NMR
b) Confirmation – Liquid chromatography
Invivo & invitro studies
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Cultural events – Fes
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Cultural events – Fes shopping in the Medina
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Benefits of doing research in Morocco
• Affordable housing – Hotel/location• National govt/university laboratory• International research - Lab techniques • Learn Arabic!• Culture• Networking - International• Future collaborations• Resume/CV
Onsite Requirements• Weekly reports – Drop Box:
1. Lessons
2. Research work
3. Cultural experience/Activity
• Final Poster Presentation – Taounate
USA
• Final Report – Submitted to Dr. Brathwaite
• Oral Presentation of Research (US)
