Dr. Sara Jane Ward , Phytocannabinoids, Terpenes, and Neuropathic Pain

March 2021

The Institute of Cannabis Research’s monthly webinar for March 2021 featured Dr. Sara Jane Ward. She is the Assistant Professor from Temple University. Her research focuses on the behavioral pharmacological effects of the cannabinoid, serotonin, and opioid receptor systems on neuropathic pain and neuroprotection, learning and memory, and addiction. Her research makes use of rodent models of peripheral and central nerve injury, substance abuse, and cognition to explore the pharmacotherapeutic potential of cannabinoid, serotonergic, and opiodergic compounds alone and in combination on these behavioral endpoints. She presented a webinar titled “Phytocannabinoids, Terpenes, and Neuropathic Pain”.

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Cannabis: An Old Plant with New Horizons, Botany and Biomass Production for the Drug Development

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Carrie Cuttler, PHD.

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Dmitry Kurouski, PhD

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Elise Weerts, Ph.D.

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Ken Olejar, PhD

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Dr Ken Olejar is a Research Associate at Colorado State University – Pueblo and the founder of AgriBioactive Consulting. He obtained his MSc in Pharmaceutical Science from the University of Florida and his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from The University of Auckland, New […]

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