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SUMMARY:Pharmacy History Workgroup - Two Apothecaries at a Crossroads: Medicinal Plants and the Diverging Futures of Pharmacy\, 1880-1939
DESCRIPTION:AIHP and Consortium of History\, Science\, Technology and Medicine Pharmacy Workgroup Event\nWednesday\, October 21\, 2026\, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CDT\n\n\n\nPresentation Title: Two Apothecaries at a Crossroads: Medicinal Plants and the Diverging Futures of Pharmacy\, 1880–1939 \nSpeaker: Dr. Matti Leprêtre\, Fulbright Scholar at New York University and a historian of science and pharmacy. He received his PhD in History of Science from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in 2026. \nCreate your account and login here. \nDescription: What happened to medicinal plants when pharmacy became a global industry? At the turn of the twentieth century\, plants acquired several possible futures: they could remain raw drugs identified by apothecaries; become crops reorganized by experimental science; serve as industrial resources from which ever more substances were extracted; or be reimagined as therapeutic wholes whose action exceeded that of any isolated constituent. \nThis paper follows those transformations through two apothecaries who stood at the center of modern pharmacy but have rarely been considered together. Carl Scriba directed the plant-based factories of E. Merck\, then the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company and a global leader in medicines derived from plants. Alexander Tschirch was one of the most influential figures in the transformation of academic pharmacy and pharmacognosy in the German-speaking world and beyond. Viewed from Scriba’s factory and Tschirch’s university institute\, medicinal plants emerge as contested scientific\, commercial\, and therapeutic objects. \nThe First World War briefly drew their projects together\, as shortages made plant supply a common problem for apothecaries\, scientists\, manufacturers\, and states. Their later fortunes diverged sharply. Scriba’s industrial order was dismantled\, and its architect largely disappeared from historical memory. Tschirch remained a celebrated patriarch\, while his language of plant complexity migrated into phytotherapy and\, under National Socialism\, toward increasingly ideological\, vitalist\, and mystical claims about wholeness. Their crossed lives reveal not only what an apothecary could become\, but what a medicinal plant could become when pharmacy became an industry. \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/pharmacy-history-workgroup-two-apothecaries-at-a-crossroads-medicinal-plants-and-the-diverging-futures-of-pharmacy-1880-1939/
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SUMMARY:Inside AIHP
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Inside AIHP\, a new monthly member gathering hosted by Operations Manager Kristen Huset. Each session includes a short presentation from AIHP staff\, board members\, or guest presenters on topics related to pharmacy history\, followed by informal discussion and Q&A. Designed as a welcoming virtual community space\, Inside AIHP is an opportunity to connect with fellow members\, learn something new\, and engage directly with the people behind AIHP’s work. \nRegister for the event here
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/inside-aihp/
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SUMMARY:2025 Urdang Medal Lecture - Dennis Worthen
DESCRIPTION:2025 Urdang Medal Lecture\nDennis Worthen\nA Blend of Descriptive Narrative and Prosopographic Insight: A Look Back\nWednesday\, June 17th\n11:00 am CDT\nRegister for the lecture here. \nThe 2025 Urdang Lecture responds to the request to examine some of my historical work\, especially over the past 30 years.  My work was written for pharmacists and focused on the questions of where today’s pharmacy came from\, what the experiences were\, and who the change agents were. My preference was to look at individual pharmacists and student pharmacists and how they influenced today’s professional practice. Heroes of Pharmacy and Pharmacy in World War II were just two examples.
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/2025-urdang-medal-lecture-dennis-worthen/
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SUMMARY:Pharmacy History Working Group: Meet the History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Editors
DESCRIPTION:Meet the HoPP Editors\nSpeakers: Kelly O’Donnell\, Towson University\, & Lucas Richert\, University of Wisconsin-Madison & American Institute of the History of Pharmacy \n​ \nConsidering publishing in the field of pharmacy history?  The journal\, ​History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (HoPP) publishes original scholarly articles about the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals\, broadly defined\, including (but not limited to) the history of: pharmacy practice\, pharmacy science\, pharmacy education\, drug regulation\, social and cultural aspects of drugs and medicines\, the pharmaceutical industry—including the history of pharmaceuticals\, drugs\, and therapeutics—and facets of the related medical sciences. \nHoPP solicits original unpublished scholarly manuscripts (which are not under consideration for publication elsewhere) of no more than 10\,000 words (exclusive of footnotes). All submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process. \nRegister for the event on the CHSTM website.
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/pharmacy-history-working-group-meet-the-history-of-pharmacy-and-pharmaceuticals-editors/
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SUMMARY:Pharmacy History Working Group: JJ R. Strange\, PhD Candidate at University of Wisconsin-Madison - Crisis in the Garden: How War and Environmental Loss Transformed Chinese Pharmaceutical Research (1935-1955)
DESCRIPTION:During the early and mid-twentieth century\, global pharmaceutical research shifted away from botanical investigation to the synthetic creation of biochemical medicines. This presentation aims to reframe the shift in Chinese pharmaceutical research from botanicals to synthetic medicines as a product of changing landscapes within a research community\, rather than a inevitable change in pharacueticals. In the decade leading up to Japan’s invasion of China in 1937\, Chinese pharmacists enjoyed a collaborative network of researchers and access to research materials\, particularly those related to traditional Chinese medicine\, with a strong emphasis on plant-based components. However\, in 1937\, despite warnings from botanists about the importance of cultivating medicinal plants\, pharmacists lost access to their research subjects\, facilities\, and networks. After World War II (1937-1945) and the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949)\, research projects on botanicals were no longer major undertakings but rather secondary endeavors. This presentation will argue war\, the nature of plants\, and changing expectations of scientific production shifted the priorities of pharmaceutical research in China towards synthetic biochemical drug research\, despite the enthusiasm and interest in Chinese botanicals as a potential source of biochemical medicine. \nHow to attend:\nVisit the CHSTM website\, create an account\, and request membership in the workgroup. Visit the CHSTM site on the day of the event and click the meeting link to join.
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/pharmacy-history-working-group-jj-r-strange-phd-candidate-at-university-of-wisconsin-madison-crisis-in-the-garden-how-war-and-environmental-loss-transformed-chinese-pharmaceutical-research-1935/
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SUMMARY:Pharmacy History Working Group: Ryan A. Kashanipour\, University of Arizona
DESCRIPTION:AIHP is pleased to announce the Pharmacy History Working Group in collaboration with the Consortium for the History of Science\, Technology and Medicine. The Pharmacy History Working Group is a space for exploring how pharmacy has shaped and been shaped by science\, society\, and culture across time and around the world. From ancient materia medica to modern pharmaceutical giants\, pharmacy has always been more than just pills and prescriptions. It is a profession\, a science\, a business\, and a deep human endeavor. This group delves into the multifaceted nature of pharmacy: as a healing art\, a site of knowledge production\, a tool of empire\, and a driver of global economics. \nWe intend to spark interdisciplinary conversations among historians of science\, medicine\, and technology\, as well as scholars in pharmaceutical studies\, STS\, and medical anthropology. We aim to think across borders—geographic\, temporal\, and disciplinary—and bring together individuals who are curious about how pharmacy has evolved in various contexts\, from colonial drug trades to contemporary AI-driven drug development. \nOur regular meetings will feature a mix of book talks\, manuscript workshops\, roundtables\, and introductions to the archive. We are accepting proposals for presentations/workshops for our 2026 meetings. \nHow to attend:\nVisit the CHSTM website\, create an account\, and request membership in the workgroup. Visit the CHSTM site on the day of the event and click the meeting link to join.
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/pharmacy-history-working-group-ryan-a-kashanipour-university-of-arizona/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T110000
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SUMMARY:Pharmacy History Working Group: Audrey Ke Zhao\, UC Santa Cruz & CHSTM Research Fellow
DESCRIPTION:AIHP is pleased to announce the Pharmacy History Working Group in collaboration with the Consortium for the History of Science\, Technology and Medicine. The Pharmacy History Working Group is a space for exploring how pharmacy has shaped and been shaped by science\, society\, and culture across time and around the world. From ancient materia medica to modern pharmaceutical giants\, pharmacy has always been more than just pills and prescriptions. It is a profession\, a science\, a business\, and a deep human endeavor. This group delves into the multifaceted nature of pharmacy: as a healing art\, a site of knowledge production\, a tool of empire\, and a driver of global economics. \nWe intend to spark interdisciplinary conversations among historians of science\, medicine\, and technology\, as well as scholars in pharmaceutical studies\, STS\, and medical anthropology. We aim to think across borders—geographic\, temporal\, and disciplinary—and bring together individuals who are curious about how pharmacy has evolved in various contexts\, from colonial drug trades to contemporary AI-driven drug development. \nOur regular meetings will feature a mix of book talks\, manuscript workshops\, roundtables\, and introductions to the archive. We are accepting proposals for presentations/workshops for our 2026 meetings. \nHow to attend:\nVisit the CHSTM website\, create an account\, and request membership in the workgroup. Visit the CHSTM site on the day of the event and click the meeting link to join.
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/pharmacy-history-working-group-audrey-ke-zhao-uc-santa-cruz-chstm-research-fellow/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T110000
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SUMMARY:Pharmacy History Working Group: Spring Semester Welcome Back Event: A critical reading of Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls\, hosted by Kelly O’Donnell\, Towson University.
DESCRIPTION:AIHP is pleased to announce the Pharmacy History Working Group in collaboration with the Consortium for the History of Science\, Technology and Medicine. The Pharmacy History Working Group is a space for exploring how pharmacy has shaped and been shaped by science\, society\, and culture across time and around the world. From ancient materia medica to modern pharmaceutical giants\, pharmacy has always been more than just pills and prescriptions. It is a profession\, a science\, a business\, and a deep human endeavor. This group delves into the multifaceted nature of pharmacy: as a healing art\, a site of knowledge production\, a tool of empire\, and a driver of global economics. \nWe intend to spark interdisciplinary conversations among historians of science\, medicine\, and technology\, as well as scholars in pharmaceutical studies\, STS\, and medical anthropology. We aim to think across borders—geographic\, temporal\, and disciplinary—and bring together individuals who are curious about how pharmacy has evolved in various contexts\, from colonial drug trades to contemporary AI-driven drug development. \nOur regular meetings will feature a mix of book talks\, manuscript workshops\, roundtables\, and introductions to the archive. We are accepting proposals for presentations/workshops for our 2026 meetings. \nHow to attend:\nVisit the CHSTM website\, create an account\, and request membership in the workgroup. Visit the CHSTM site on the day of the event and click the meeting link to join.
URL:https://www.aihp.org/event/pharmacy-history-working-group/
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