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15th Annual Conference

American Council for Medicinally Active Plants

Hosted by: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ

Conference dates: Monday August 2 – Wednesday 4, 2027

  • Student Travel Awards deadline: February 1, 2027
  • Abstract Submission deadline: March 1, 2027
  • Early Registration deadline (for best rate): March 1, 2027
  • Late Registration deadline (higher rate): June 15, 2027

Plants, People, Possibilities
exploring the latest scientific developments in medicinal plant research

Join us for the 15th Annual Conference of the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), hosted by Rutgers University, New Brunswick, from Aug 2 – 4, 2027. Leading scientists and professionals will gather to share their latest scientific discoveries from the field, laboratory, and clinic.

The 2027 ACMAP conference will cover the scientific themes listed below. We aim to cover the frontiers of basic, applied, and clinical research, highlighting how science in medicinally active compounds can translate into meaningful impacts on society.

Students and Postdoctoral trainee opportunities:

  • Travel awards for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs chosen from submitted research abstracts.
  • Two poster sessions to present your research, chosen from submitted abstracts.
  • A session dedicated to short oral presentations, chosen from submitted abstracts.
  • Workshops featuring research professionals with Q&A sessions to learn more about different science career paths and possibilities.
  • Awards ($) at the closing dinner reception for best oral and poster presentations.

All attendees are invited to submit research papers for consideration in the Journal of Medicinally Active Plants (JMAP).

We are excited to welcome you to Rutgers University for an informative and inspiring conference experience!

  • Your 2027 Co-Hosts
Diana Roopchand, Ph.D.

Diana Roopchand, Ph.D.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE

Program Chair

Rong Di, Ph.D.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Program Co-Chair

James Simon, Ph.D.

James Simon, Ph.D.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Program Co-Chair

  • Scientific Committee
Diana Roopchand, Ph.D.

Diana Roopchand, Ph.D. (Chair)

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Rong Di, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

James Simon, Ph.D.

James Simon, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

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Jeremy Johnson, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO

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Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Ph.D.

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

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Joshua Kellogg, Ph.D.

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

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Sun-Ok Lee, Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

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Andrea Doseff, Ph.D.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Scientific sessions
  • Traditional medicinal plants
  • Ethnobotany and phytochemistry
  • Natural products and inflammatory/chronic disease
  • Natural products and infectious disease
  • Omics, machine learning, and AI in botanical research
  • Metabolic engineering for improvement of botanicals
  • Role of bioactive natural products in nutrition
  • Genetics and breeding of medicinally active plants
  • Translation to Clinic
  • Commercialization, product development, and adulteration
  • Lodging & Transportation

ACMAP is planning to have discounted lodging rates at Rutgers University Inn and Heldrich Hotel. Booking information will be available soon. If you need additional information, please contact ACMAP.

Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey, is located within an hour from New York City. It is convenient to travel to by air, train or car.

Airport: 

We recommend flying into Newark Liberty Airport due to the ease of travel to New Brunswick, NJ. There are, however, several other airports such as JFK International Airport and La Guardia Airport in New York, Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey.

Transportation from Newark International Airport to New Brunswick, NJ:

Car – Travel time estimated at 0.5 – 1 hr. 

    • Get on US-1 S/U.S. 9 S from Newark International Airport St
    • Take I-95 S to NJ-18 N in East Brunswick. Take exit 9 from I-95 S
    • Continue on NJ-18 N 
    • Use the middle lane to take the exit toward NJ-172/Commercial Ave/New St/NJ-27/Highland Park
    • Keep left at the fork, follow signs for NJ-172/Cook/Douglass
    • Continue onto NJ-172 W/George St
    • Keep right to continue toward George St
    • Merge onto George St
    • Left on Nichol Ave
    • Left on Lipman Drive

* If you arriving by car and intend to park on campus please contact Emily Merchant to sign up for a temporary campus parking pass 

Train – Travel time estimated at 1.5 – 2 hours.

Take the AirTran at the Newark Airport to the transit center. Take the Northeast Corridor train heading south to New Brunswick. Arrive at the New Brunswick train station. Take a taxi, Uber, or Lyft to the Douglass Campus Center (100 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)

Traveling from New Brunswick to Manhattan:

Take a car service to the New Brunswick train station. From the New Brunswick train station, take the Northeast Corridor train heading north to New York. Get off at the New York Penn Station – this is the last stop on the train. For more information on the train system see here:

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  • Local Organizing Committee
  • Diana Roopchand, Ph.D. — Rutgers University

Registration:

Conference Registration