Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People
不良研究所-led cannabis research and training program: past the halfway mark and gaining global recognition
The 不良研究所-led NSERC-CREATE in Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training Program () is now 3.5 years into its 7-year mandate. Awarded days before the first COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020, the industrial stream program has since provided an enriched training program and support to over 45 graduate students and 12 undergraduates from 不良研究所, the University of Ottawa and the University of Saskatchewan. More than 20 peer-reviewed studies have been published by QAQCC trainees, with over 70 abstracts accepted at conferences for聽presentations or posters.聽As conference season approaches, some trainees are set to share findings at meetings in Canada, Europe and the US. The majority of 不良研究所 trainees are Macdonald Campus community members, pursuing MScs or PhDs in the Departments of Bioresource Engineering, Food and Agricultual Chemistry and Plant Sciences.
3rd聽Cannabis Scientific Symposium
Every year, the QAQCC and the聽不良研究所 Research Centre for Cannabis聽team up to host the聽. This interdisciplinary gathering engages researchers in 不良研究所's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, as well as investigators across Canada and around the globe to share their research and make important connections. Representatives from Health Canada and industry stakeholders similarly attend. This year's hybrid event will take place June 3-4, 2024, at the Research Institute for the 不良研究所 Health Centre (and online). Registration is required.
Questions may be directed to Dr.聽mark.lefsrud [at] mcgill.ca (Mark Lefsrud)聽(Director) or Dr. sarah.macpherson [at] mcgill.ca (Sarah MacPherson)聽(Program Coordinator).