Area of research
Molecular Biology · Complementary and alternative medicine
Research interest
include safety and efficacy studies of botanical dietary supplements, with ingredients such as ginger, turmeric and green tea. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Health, the Kansas Bioscience Authority, Heartland Plant Innovations, Inc., and others. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP). In 2019, she was selected by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve as a National Institutes of Health (NIH/NCCIH) National Advisory Council Member. Read more about Barbara Timmermann on the Department of Medicinal Chemistry website. Show More about Biography
Relative Selectivity of Plant Cardenolides for Na+/K+-ATPases From the Monarch Butterfly and Non-resistant Insects
Anti-inflammatory effects of the essential oils of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in experimental rheumatoid arthritis
Bioactivity of Turmeric-derived Curcuminoids and Related Metabolites in Breast Cancer
Curcuminoids Block TGF-β Signaling in Human Breast Cancer Cells and Limit Osteolysis in a Murine Model of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis