Sabine Anagnostou

Dr. Sabine Anagnostou, Associate Professor at the Institute for the History of Pharmacy and Medicine of Philipps-Universität Marburg, is a leading scholar in early modern pharmaceutical history. She serves as Director (Research and Discovery) and Board Member at the Alpinia Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences in Switzerland.

• Education: PhD in Pharmaceutical History (Marburg, 2000), Habilitation (2009)
• Awards: International Society for the History of Pharmacy Fellowship (2004), DGGP Poster Award (2016)

Her research focuses on mission pharmacy (16-18th c.), intercultural pharmaceutical knowledge transfer, and the historical role of medicinal plants in global drug development. She has extensively studied Jesuit pharmaceutical networks in Spanish America, the evolution of pharmacognosy, and historical plant traditions as foundations for modern phytotherapy.

Analysis of her 15 most recent articles reveals consistent themes in ethnopharmacology, historical pharmacopoeias, and the globalization of medicinal plant knowledge. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary drug discovery, emphasizing cross-cultural exchanges and archival research for pharmaceutical innovation.

Scientific contributions include:

• Peer-reviewed publications in Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Pharmakon, and Deutsches Ärzteblatt
• Co-edited volumes on multilingual pharmaceutical history and mission pharmacy

She has advised numerous researchers and collaborated with international institutions, including the University of Edinburgh, Leiden University, and the University of Würzburg. Her DFG-funded work (2001-2004) on convent pharmacies exemplifies her interdisciplinary approach to pharmaceutical history.