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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medicinal Plant Hub

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Tully 1
Monday, July 27, 2026
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker

Prof Ron Quinn
Emeritus Professor
Griffith University

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medicinal Plant Hub

ISE Congress 2026 Abstract

We have a vision for an Indigenous-led 7-year project to document, protect, and commercialise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Knowledge (TK) of medicinal plants. We’re reconnecting with thousands of years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wisdom to protect and share Traditional Knowledge about medicinal plants — respectfully, and for everyone’s benefit. Indigenous Governing Board, National university partners, First Nations Land Councils and Communities.

I will introduce the team members and the innovative IP approach in relation to the Rio Convention and the Nagoya Protocol.

Biography

Ron Quinn completed his PhD in Organic Chemistry at the University of New South Wales in 1970, following several Postdoc positions, he joined the Roche Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology in 1974. and Griffith University in 1982. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2003 and received the Traditional Knowledge Innovation Award in 2023. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2010.
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