September 16, 2026, 11:00 AM MT
Enhancing Cannabis Quality through Marker-Assisted Selection for Improved Solventless Extraction Yield
Alisha Holloway is the Chief Scientific Officer at Phylos where she leads the R&D and Breeding groups that focus on discovery and implementation of genetic markers for high value traits, and the development of new cannabis varieties […]
August 20, 11 AM MT 2026
Is smaller better? Nanofertilizers in Cannabis Cultivation
Christian Büser is a doctoral researcher in Agricultural Sciences at the Institute of Crop Science of the University of Hohenheim in Germany, where he also earned his Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences with a focus on plant physiology. For the past […]
July 15th @ 11:00AM MT
Ten years of Cannabis micropropagation: What has changed and what are the best uses
Dr. A.M.P. (Max) Jones is a professor and leading researcher in cannabis biotechnology at the University of Guelph, Canada. For the last decade his research has focused on plant tissue culture and micropropagation systems for cannabis and in […]
May 20, 2026 11:00AM MDT
Unlocking the mystery of a key hemp pest, cannabis aphid
Dr. Jacob MacWilliams is a research scientist in Dr. Punya Nachappa’s lab in the Agricultural Biology Department at Colorado State University. Jacob received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Riverside focusing on cowpea aphid […]
Apr 15, 2026 11:00 AM Mountain Time
Trait Modifications in Cannabis Through Engineering and Editing
Michael Petersen has over 40 years of experience as a researcher and mentor in the plant biotech space. He worked for 10 years at Agracetus, a small startup in Wisconsin and then 20 years as a Senior Fellow with Monsanto. Mike stayed […]