Youbin Zheng, Ph.D

How to Use Light in Cannabis Cultivation

April 17, 2024 11 AM MST

Dr. Youbin Zheng is a professor at the University of Guelph, Canada. He has more than 25 years of research experience in controlled environment plant production, and his research has resulted in more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers, more than ten book chapters and numerous extension articles and other forms of scientific reports. His recent research focus includes indoor production of cannabis and other medicinal and nutraceutical plants, greenhouse production of ornamental and vegetables, especially in rootzone management and lighting. He has been actively involved in indoor cannabis production research since the early 2010s. His group has published North America’s first few peer-reviewed scientific papers on indoor cannabis cultivation, and he is the sole editor of the recently published Handbook of Cannabis Production in Controlled Environments. He developed the world’s first university-level cannabis production course in 2019 and has been teaching this course since. He has been frequently invited to speak about his research results, both nationally and internationally.

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Rachel Tomko, PhD.

10 July, 2025, 1 PM MST 

Understanding Young Adults’ Cannabis Use and Craving in Naturalistic Settings: Insights from Ecological Momentary Assessment 

Dr. Rachel Tomko is an Associate Professor in the Addiction Sciences Division at MUSC’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on how individual and sex-related factors influence cannabis […]

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Cynthia Ocamb, PhD.

July 16, 2025, 11 AM MST

Cynthia Ocamb is a professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, based in Corvallis, OR. Ocamb provides statewide leadership in the diagnosis and management of diseases of field and vegetable crops as an Extension specialist in plant pathology. She is a co-editor of the […]

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Carolina Corredor, PhD.

June 18, 2025, 11:00AM MST

Carolina Corredor, Ph.D. in Agroecology and Agricultural Microbiologist, specializes in cannabis cultivation, plant physiology, plant–microbe interactions, and seed viability. With over six years of teaching experience in biology and microbiology, her research focuses on optimizing sustainable cannabis production for cannabinoids, fiber, and grain. As a Visiting Research Scholar and Postdoctoral Researcher, […]

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Devan Kansagara, MD., PhD.

Systematically Testing the Evidence on Marijuana (STEM): Bridging the science of cannabis health effects and clinical practice

June 12, 2025, 1:00 PM MST

Devan Kansagara MD, MCR is a Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He practices and teaches primary care and hospital- based internal medicine in the VA Portland Health Care System. His […]

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Dan Covey, PHD

Effects of isolated cannabinoids and endocannabinoids on emotional behavior in rodents

May 8, 2025 1:00 PM MST

Dan is currently an Assistant Professor at Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (LBRI) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He started this position in June 2020 after completing his PhD at Illinois State University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Maryland […]

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Nolan Kane, PhD.

Genetics, chemistry and the evolution of sex chromosomes in Cannabis

May 21, 2025 11:00 AM MST

Dr. Nolan Kane is an associate professor in the ebio department at the university of Colorado, boulder. he uses genomic approaches to study adaptation to new environments, domestication of wild plants into valuable crops, and the formation of new species. his work has […]

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