CannMed 26 Speakers

Science

Staci Gruber, PhD
Director, Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Dr. Mandip Sachdeva
Professor & Section Leader
Pharmaceutics at Florida A&M University
SPEAKER
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Beth Wiese, PhD
Research and Overdose Prevention Coordinator
The Sidewalk Project
SPEAKER
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Jennifer Attonito, PhD
Program Director
University of Central Florida
SPEAKER
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Luke Hodson, PhD
Senior Scientist, Drug Discovery
Sensa Neuroscience
SPEAKER
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Mike Hennesy
Principle
Hennesy Strategy
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MODERATOR - ONE-PLANT POLICY PANEL
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Jordan Wellington
Managing Partner
Strategies 64
PANELIST - ONE-PLANT POLICY PANEL
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Steph Sherer
Board President, Executive Director
Americans for Safe Access
PANELIST - ONE-PLANT POLICY PANEL
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Dr. Lihi Bar-Lev Schleider
Tikun Olam
Clinical Cannabis Researcher
DINNER SPEAKER
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Brendan McKernan
Chief Executive Officer
Medicinal Genomics
DINNER SPEAKER
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Israel Gasperin
Engineering Scientist, Founder & CEO
Zentrela, Inc.
POSTER PRESENTER
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Lyndsay Avery
Assistant Professor of Biology
Saint Michael's College
POSTER PRESENTER
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Judyta Cielecka-Piontek
Professor
Poznan University of Medical Science
POSTER PRESENTER
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David Aronson
Director of Growth
Standard Seed Corporation
POSTER PRESENTER
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Medicine

Bonni Goldstein, MD
Medical Director / Owner
Canna-Centers Wellness
SPEAKER
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
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Erika Lutz
Doctoral Student Experimental Psychology
Washington State University
SPEAKER
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Steve Gongaware
Executive Vice President
Management Science Associates (MSA)
SPEAKER
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Mohsin Maqbool, MD
Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Specialist
Texas Child Neurology
SPEAKER
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Dr. Codi Peterson
Chief Science Officer
The Cannigma
SPEAKER
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Ethan Russo, MD
Founder & CEO
CReDO Science
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
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Dustin Sulak, DO
Co-Founder & Medical Director
Healer.com
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
PANELIST - ONE-PLANT POLICY PANEL
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Shanetha Lewis
Executive Director, Chair of Government Relations
Veterans Initiative 22, Maryland Task Force on the Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances
MODERATOR - VETERANS PANEL
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Gary Hess
Founder/Executive Director
Veterans Alliance for Holistic Alternatives
PANELIST - VETERANS PANEL
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Sue Sisley, MD
Principal Investigator/Chief Medical Officer
Scottsdale Research Institute/Field To Healed Foundation
PANELIST - VETERANS PANEL
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Laura Barrett, MBA, BSN, RN
Ask Nurse Laura, D4DPR
Plant Medicine Nurse Executive
PANELIST - VETERANS PANEL
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Dr. Harold Han
Founder
phytoRX
MODERATOR - EMULSION PANEL
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Justin Kander
Cancer Cannabis Specialist & Author
PANELIST - EMULSION PANEL
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Dr. Jean Talleyrand
Cannabis Clinician & Medical Director
PANELIST - EMULSION PANEL
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Dr. Anthony Ferrari
Co-Founder & Director of Science
Sym Sciences
PANELIST - EMULSION PANEL
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Michael Flemmens
Scientist
SōRSE Technology
PANELIST - EMULSION PANEL
MEDICINE
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Ilya Reznik, MD
Chief Physician and Medical Director
MaReNa Diagnostic And Consulting Center
POSTER PRESENTER
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Matthew Lowe
Senior Director of Research
Realm of Caring
POSTER PRESENTER
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Dr. Carrie Cuttler
Associate Professor
Washington State University
POSTER PRESENTER
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Matteya Proctor
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Washington State University
POSTER PRESENTER
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Cultivation

CULTIVATION

Zamir Punja, PhD
Professor of Plant Biotechnology
Simon Fraser University
SPEAKER
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Allison Justice, PhD
Founder & CEO
The Hemp Mine
Cannabis Research Center and Coalition (CRC)
SPEAKER
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Alisha Holloway, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Phylos
SPEAKER
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Angel Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer
MyFloraDNA
SPEAKER
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Ansley Burtch
Postbaccalaureate Scholar - Entomology and Plant Pathology
University of Tennessee
SPEAKER
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Mike Catalano
Head of International Sales & Genomic Services
Medicinal Genomics
MODERATOR - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Karl Ravet, PhD
Director of R&D
Advanced Nutrients & TESORO Genetics
MODERATOR - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Kimberly Gwinn, PhD
Professor
University of Tennessee
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Todd Michael, PhD
Research Professor
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
POSTER PRESENTER
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Zachary Wise
Director of Cultivation & Genetics
Happy Valley
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
CULTIVATION
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Lasse Schulze, PhD
Senior Director Flower Product Development
Cronos Group
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Michael Deyholos, PhD
Professor
University of British Columbia
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Davoud Torkamaneh, PhD
Professor
Université Laval
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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George Stack
Postdoctoral Scientist
Cornell University / Topcross Genomics
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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William Graham
Founder and President
Microclone Tissue Culture
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Collin Palmer
Founder
Vessel Life Science
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Walter Viss
CTO
Conception Nurseries
PANELIST - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP

Dr. Kevelin Barbosa-Xavier
Lead Bioinformatician
Cannamatrix
POSTER PRESENTER
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David Hawley
Principal Scientist
Fluence
POSTER PRESENTER
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Michael Petersen
Senior Scientist
University of Wisconsin Madison-Crop Innovation Center
POSTER PRESENTER
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Safety & Testing

Dr. Prabodh Satyal
Chief Scientific Officer
Aromatic Plant Research Center
SPEAKER
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Dr. Kristofer Marsh
Chief Scientific Officer
Smithers
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Manuel Sosa
R&D Chemist II - Lab Supervisor
Abstrax Tech Inc.
SPEAKER
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Morgan Keefer
Consumer Advocate, Laboratory Professional
Independent Board Member Institute of Cannabis Science
SPEAKER
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Kevin McKernan
Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Medicinal Genomics
SPEAKER
MODERATOR - CULTIVATION WORKSHOP
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Dr. Ben Miller
COO and EVP of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
The Acheson Group
MODERATOR - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Heather Krug, M.S.
Regulatory Programs Branch Chief
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
MODERATOR- COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Sherman Hom, PhD
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Medicinal Genomics
MODERATOR - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Dr. Nandakumara Sarma
Director, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines
US Pharmacopeia (USP)
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Dr. Willie J. McKinney
Founder and CEO
McKinney Regulatory Science Advisors, LLC
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Rafael Bombonato
Sr. Director, Quality Assurance
Curaleaf
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Alexander Adams
Co-Founder & CEO
Cambium Analytica, an NSF Company
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Jean Smith-Gonnell
Partner
Frantz Ward LLP
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Shannon McCoy
VP, Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Organigram Global
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Joanne Moorehead
Executive Director
USVI Office of Cannabis Regulation
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Mia Garcia
Partner
Frantz Ward LLP
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP
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Victoria Pretti
Research Scientist and Manager Laboratories Unit
New York State Office of Cannabis Management
PANELIST - COMPLIANCE & REGULATORY WORKSHOP

Manny Maminakis
CEO
Cannamatrix INC
POSTER PRESENTER
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CannMed 26 Advisory Board

Medicine

Bonni Goldstein, MD
Medical Director / Owner
Canna-Centers Wellness
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
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Dustin Sulak, DO
Co-Founder & Medical Director
Healer.com
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
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Ethan Russo, MD
Founder & CEO
CReDO Science
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
MEDICAL PRACTICUM
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Dr. Shiksha Gallow
Cannabis Clinician
Holistic Integrative Healing Institute
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Science

David (Dedi) Meiri, PhD
Associate Professor
Head, Laboratory of Cancer Biology & Cannabinoid Research - Technion
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Mark A. Scialdone, PhD
Principal Consultant
BetterChem Consulting and Visiting
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Hunter Land, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Lupvindol Biosciences Limited
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Hemant Kumar Bid, PhD
Program Director
Morehouse School of Medicine
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Cultivation

Zamir Punja, PhD
Professor of Plant Biotechnology
Simon Fraser University
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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David Hawley
Principal Scientist
Fluence Engineering
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Karl Ravet, PhD
Director of R&D
Advanced Nutrients & TESORO Genetics
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Jose Franco Da Cunha Leme Filho, PhD
Professor / Scientist
Southern Illinois University
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Safety & Testing

Jini Glaros, M.S.
Owner
CannaCAS
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Dr. Willie J. McKinney
Founder and CEO
McKinney Regulatory Science Advisors, LLC
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Kyle Boyar
International Cannabis
Field Application Scientist
Bio-Rad
Chair / CANN
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Alexander Adams
Co-Founder and CEO
Cambium Analytica
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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