The Pilocarpus Project has been successfully funded!

Nov 18, 2016

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The Pilocarpus Project has been successfully funded!

Hello Everyone,
Hope you are all having a wonderful week! I am happy to announce that we reached our total for this project!! I am very grateful and appreciate all of the help from everyone, both for spreading the word and contributing to this project. You guys really made this project a reality. I will be posting more as I continue with my labwork. If any of you would like any information or have any questions about Pilocarpus I would love to discuss more. It is really amazing to have your support to research this fantastic medicinal plant!
Thank you again for all of the help! 

-Daniella

*In the image above you can see the fruit of Pilocarpus pennatifolius, which is depicted in both an earlier and later (dry dehiscent) phase.

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Thank God and your parents for your inquiring mind.

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About This Project

Help me sequence wild populations of a medicinal plant (Pilocarpus)

Cornell University

I'm studying an important medicinal plant in the citrus family, commonly known as Jaborandi(Pilocarpus). Compounds from the leaves of this plant are used medicinally for glaucoma as well as to induce sweating, salivation, and urination. Sequencing the full genome across multiple populations will be a very important resource and will advance progress toward a better understanding of the biosynthesis of compounds in this genus as well as the population structure, aiding in conservation.