Bio

Dr. Mary Grace works in the lab of Dr. Mary Ann Lila. She is involved with the investigation of bioactive components in fruits, vegetables and medicinal herbs. There are three components to her research:

• Natural products chemistry including isolation, characterization and structural elucidation of secondary metabolites from plants and other natural sources.
• Biological evaluation of those active natural substances for their potency to alleviate symptoms of some acute and chronic diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, age-related diseases, malaria and cancer.
• Development of analytical techniques for medicinal plant analysis.