[MPWG] Professor Ikhlas Khan Receives 2016 ABC Mark Blumenthal Community Builder Award

[De Angelis, Patricia]

 PRESS RELEASE from the American Botanical Council

AUSTIN, Texas (March 16, 2017) — The nonprofit American Botanical Council
(ABC) has announced Ikhlas Khan, PhD, as the recipient of the 2016 ABC Mark
Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award.

The annual award, named for ABC Founder and Executive Director Mark
Blumenthal, is given to an individual who has played a significant role in
creating a sense of community among herbalists, researchers, members of the
herb and natural products communities, and related individuals who work in
the area of medicinal plants.

“I am honored to receive this recognition — this award named after Mark
Blumenthal, who is a living example of a community builder,” said Khan.

Blumenthal said that “through organizing the International Conference on
the Science of Botanicals (ICSB) for 17 years, in partnership with the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Professor Ikhlas Khan has created a
global community of researchers, regulators, and others who have an
interest in furthering the appropriate production and responsible use of
scientifically supported medicinal plants products.”

Read details on Dr. Khan's contributions to the medicinal plant community
at: http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=40204.0&dlv_id=92322
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