UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplement Research in Women's Health

Norman R. Farnsworth is a UIC Distinguished Professor, Senior University Scholar and Research Professor of Pharmacognosy in the College of Pharmacy.  He has been a faculty member since 1970 and served as Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology from 1970-1982.  In l982 he assumed the position as Director of the Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences.  Currently he is Director of the UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research.  He has served on numerous committees in the University, including several years as a member of the Senate Executive Committee.  His research has been well funded from NIH, NSF, WHO, USDA, industry and private foundations, leading to more than 500 scientific publications and reviews.  In 2005  he was awarded the "Research Achievement Award" from the American Society of Pharmacognosy. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and holds three honorary doctorates  and three honorary professorships in this country and abroad.