Dr. Nilufer Orhan is a pharmacist with M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacognosy from Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye. She is currently a Research Scientist with the ABC–AHP–NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) at the American Botanical Council, where she conducts research on botanical authentication and adulteration prevention. She also serves as Consulting Editor for HerbClip and Social Media Coordinator for the BAPP LinkedIn page. Before joining the American Botanical Council in 2021, she had an 18-year academic career at Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, where she advanced to the rank of Professor. Her research focuses on medicinal plants and natural products, botanical authentication, quality control, pharmacopeial methods, phytochemical analysis, and the biological activities of plant extracts. She has authored or co-authored more than 48 peer-reviewed publications and six book chapters, completed seven funded research projects, and presented her work at more than 50 national and international scientific meetings. She is the recipient of the Turkish Pharmacists' Association Academy of Pharmacy Encouragement Award and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. Dr. Orhan is a member of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), and the Society of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy (Türkiye).
Dr. Nilufer Orhan is a pharmacist with M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacognosy from Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye. She is currently a Research Scientist with the ABC–AHP–NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) at the American Botanical Council, where she conducts research on botanical authentication and adulteration prevention. She also serves as Consulting Editor for HerbClip and Social Media Coordinator for the BAPP LinkedIn page. Before joining the American Botanical Council in 2021, she had an 18-year academic career at Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, where she advanced to the rank of Professor. Her research focuses on medicinal plants and natural products, botanical authentication, quality control, pharmacopeial methods, phytochemical analysis, and the biological activities of plant extracts. She has authored or co-authored more than 48 peer-reviewed publications and six book chapters, completed seven funded research projects, and presented her work at more than 50 national and international scientific meetings. She is the recipient of the Turkish Pharmacists' Association Academy of Pharmacy Encouragement Award and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. Dr. Orhan is a member of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), and the Society of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy (Türkiye).