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Dr. Stephen Barnhill, Apollon Formularies, plc, discusses the work his company has been doing with patients in Jamaica. Dr. Barnhill shares that the cancer cell killing activity of Apollon’s products were similar in efficacy to that of Herceptin and significantly improved cancer cell killing when combined with Herceptin.

Medical Cannabis, Mushrooms, and Cancer: Latest Research Developments

One of the recurring challenges in the medical cannabis space is the difficulty in conducting research because of the plant’s Schedule I status. Although there are some researchers diving in with special licenses to conduct clinical studies, there are others that are looking at real-world users to supply data. For instance, Dr. Daniel J. Kruger is a Research Investigator with the Population Study Center at the University of Michigan and Principal Investigator on a study being conducted with the Releaf app. Here, Dr. Kruger shares his interest and background in these types of surveys and his plans for the current study with Releaf on chronic pain.

Cannabis and Chronic Pain Research 

Dr. Heather Darby, University of Vermont, shares practical aspects of field-based hemp production including grain, fiber, and flower crops.

Deep Dive on Hemp Production

Benbruno Nkapbela, Executive Director of Innovation & Sustainability, Fiction Formulations, shares his passion for cannabis and hemp research. At CSC East, he will be presenting “Isolation of and Conversion of Delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol into Cannabichromene acid and Cannabigerol” in the hemp track. Listen here to learn more!

Industrial Hemp Research: Uncovering Other Cannabinoids

Dr. Swathi Varanasi, Chief Scientific Officer at Elēment Apothēc and Director of Science at Los Angeles NORML, discusses her work as a pharmacist, educator, author, and more. Dr. Swathi also shares a preview of her talk for CSC East titled “Cannab-imi-metics: What Are They and Why They Matter.”

Medical Cannabis: How One Pharmacist Forged a New Path to Education and Research

Autumn Karcey, the CEO and founder of Alchemy 29 and Cultivo, Inc., shares some background information about her start in the cannabis industry and her current work. At CSC East, she will be presenting “Making Sustainable Decisions in Cultivation Facility Design” as a keynote talk in the cultivation track. Listen here to learn more!

Deep Dive on Cultivation: Making Sustainable Decisions in Cultivation Facility Design

Dr. Susan Audino discusses her work as a chemist/chemometrician as well as a consultant to many life sciences laboratories.  She has served as advisor to many organizations, is Chief Science Officer to several labs, audits for A2LA and ANAB, teaches several ISO standards, is Science Advisor to AOAC International’s CASP, and is PI on several cannabis projects. Here, she shares a preview of her talk for the upcoming Cannabis Science Conference East.



Cannabis Testing: What Have We Learned and What Is Still Needed

Plenary speaker Dr. David (Dedi) Meiri, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Biology, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Head of the Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabinoid Research, Technion, and Founder, Cannasoul LTD shares a preview of his address for Cannabis Science Conference East as well as other exciting developments in his research.

Dr. Dedi Meiri on Plant Medicine: Matching the Right Flower to the Right Bride

Professor Jack Henion, Emeritus Professor of Toxicology at Cornell University, co-founder of Advion BioSciences, CSO of Advion, Inc., and current analytical science consultant, shares his analytical talk for CSC East focused on a test for the determination of THC in breath analysis. Dr. Henion also discusses some of the challenges facing analytical testing laboratories focused on cannabis analysis.

An Analytical Approach to Roadside Breath Analysis for THC

Dr. Zacariah Hildenbrand shares his various research interests as well as the challenges facing the cannabis and hemp cultivation industry. Dr. Hildenbrand also shares a preview of his upcoming talk and overall session he will be chairing at Cannabis Science Conference East.

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