Dr. Liva Rakotondraibe presented his research at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy

Liva Rakotondraibe, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, presented his research titled "Strategies for Selecting and Prioritizing Californian and Madagascan Species for Bioactive Compounds" at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy (JSP) in Sapporo, Japan. 

He was among two international speakers to present a session devoted to the Journal of Natural Medicines (Springer Nature) during the JSP annual meeting on September 20. Dr. Rakotondraibe is an editor of this international journal, which publishes original research in naturally occurring medicines and their related foods and cosmetics. 

The areas covered include the chemistry of natural products, biochemistry of medicinal plants, pharmacology of natural products and herbs, such as Kampo formulas and traditional herbs, and regulatory sciences of herbal medicine.