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International Research Opportunity

National Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Francoise Sidime

LSAMP International Program – Summer 2015Fransids@gmail.com

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

Culture events – Experience MoroccoCASABLANCA

Cultural events – Fes

Cultural events – Fes

Cultural events – Fes

Cultural events – Fes shopping in the Medina

Cultural events – Experience MoroccoRabat

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Taurine Conference 2012 – Marrakesh MoroccoTaurine Conference 2012 – Marrakesh Morocco

Conference in Marrakesh - MoroccoConference in Marrakesh - Morocco

Conference in Marrakesh-MoroccoConference in Marrakesh-Morocco

Morocco – Sahara DesertMorocco – Sahara Desert

Autism Conference –Rabat, Morocco 2014Autism Conference –Rabat, Morocco 2014

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)