Allyn C. Howlett, Ph.D

How the CB1 cannabinoid receptor communicates within the cell via associated proteins

April 11, 2024, 1 PM MST

Dr. Allyn C. Howlett is a Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Assistant Dean of WFU Graduate School Biomedical Programs, and Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Education. Dr. Howlett is an expert on CB1 cannabinoid receptor signal transduction. Her research on the cellular signaling by cannabinoid, aminoalkylindole and aryl pyrazole ligands as cannabinoid receptor regulators has been continuously funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is active in the International Cannabinoid Research Society (president, 2009-2010)) and the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Molecular Pharmacology Division Chair, 2019-2020). She has reviewed for numerous NIH study sections and journals, and is currently an Associate Editor of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

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Margaret Haney, PhD

Nov 13, 2025 01:00 PM MST

Cannabis Misuse and Therapeutic Potential: Placebo-controlled Laboratory Studies

Dr. Margaret (Meg) Haney is a Professor of Neurobiology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. As the Director of the Cannabis Research Laboratory and of the Substance Use Research Center in the Division of Substance Use Disorders, Dr. Haney is […]

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Dan Ovadya, CEO

New Methods for Induction of Male Flowers and Scalable Feminized Seed Production in Cannabis Sativa

Dan Ovadya is the Co-founder and CEO of FloraGen LLC, an AgTech company based in Davis, California. Dan has
over 30 years of experience in crop optimization, precision horticulture and seed production systems in controlled
environments. His career in Ag-Biotech centered on developing […]

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Marguerite Bolt, MS

Sep 17, 2025 11:00 AM MST

Bugs on Buds Pest Management in Cannabis

Marguerite Bolt is the Hemp Extension Specialist in the Department of Agronomy. Marguerite received her M.S. in Entomology from Purdue University, and her B.S. in Entomology from Michigan State University. She has aided in the development of pest management resources for hemp growers in […]

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Mark T. Hamann, PhD.

September 11, 2025 01:00 PM MST

Potential Application of the Cannabinoids as Antivirals

Dr. Mark T. Hamann is the Charles and Carol Cooper/SmartState Endowed Chair of Drug Discovery at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), serving in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine. He holds affiliate appointments with the University of Maryland’s Institute of Marine and […]

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Todd P. Michael, Ph.D.

20 August 2025, 11 AM MST

The Cannabis pangenome

Todd Michael, Ph.D. is a Research Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and Chief Science Officer at the San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG). His research group focuses on leveraging advanced sequencing technologies and informatics to […]

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