Anthony Booker

Anthony Booker gained his PhD in Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacy from UCL, London in 2014 and went on to complete several post-doctoral projects before becoming the Course Leader for the MSc in Chinese Herbal Medicine at The University of Westminster, London. He is currently a Reader in Ethnopharmacology at The University of Westminster, Honorary Lecturer at UCL School of Pharmacy and Course Leader for Chinese Herbal Medicine at The UK-Taiwan Academy of Traditional Medicine. As well as lecturing in ethnopharmacology, his university based research focuses on the quality, safety and effectiveness of herbal medicinal products and food supplements. He is a Past President of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Fellow of The Linnean Society, Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry Member of The American Botanical Council Advisory Board and member of the UK Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee, where he provides advice to the UK Government medicines regulators on matters concerning the phytochemistry and quality of herbal medicines.