PD Dr. Caroline Weckerle

My research focuses on human-plant interaction and the use of plants in their cultural context. I have a special interest in ritual plant use in the Tibetan cultural area, but my research involves ethnobotanical projects in diverse world regions from Asia to Central Europe and Africa. Currently I am responsible for the solution oriented research for development project “Traditional Medicine in Transition”, a collaboration between Uganda and Switzerland (2023-2026) https://www.bg.uzh.ch/de/forschen/forschungsprojekte.html.