Cory Harris
Assistant Professor
Biology
University of Ottawa
Canada
Biography
Dr. Harris is working as a Assistant Professor in Department of Biology, at University of Ottawa, Canada. His research combines laboratory, field and community-based approaches to study the roles of plants in human and ecological health. His research explores the ethnobotany, chemistry and bioactivity of plants with a current emphasis on native Canadian species used for food and medicine. Together with Inuit and First Nations communities as well as the private and public sectors, some of the ongoing projects include: health benefits (and risks) of wild plant foods, the antidiabetic and neuroprotective potential of berries, the chemical ecology of coneflower alkylamides, and the ethical and evidence-based use of alternative medicines by mainstream healthcare providers. He is the author of many articles published in several reputed journals.
Research Interest
Ethnobotany, Biodiversity, Chemical ecology, Pharmacology, Nutrition, Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
