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  • Arun Apte

    Arun Apte

    CEO, CloudLIMS

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Thomas Barkley

    Thomas Barkley

    Chief Scientific Officer, Trichome Analytical

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeff Chen, MD/MBA

    Jeff Chen, MD/MBA

    CEO & Cofounder, Radicle Science

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Churchill

    Scott Churchill

    Vice President of Scientific Development, MCR Labs

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Avinash Dalmia, PhD

    Avinash Dalmia, PhD

    Senior Principal Application Scientist, PerkinElmer

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Davis

    Jennifer Davis

    LCMS Product Coordinator at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., Columbia, MD

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Katherine M. Evans, PhD

    Katherine M. Evans, PhD

    CEO/Owner, Longboard Scientific Consulting

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ross Hansen

    Ross Hansen

    Vice President of Sales, Axcend

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Martha Hernández

    Martha Hernández

    Scientist, CloudLIMS.com

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jahan Marcu, PhD

    Jahan Marcu, PhD

    Founding Partner, Marcu & Arora; Chief Scientific Officer, Physicians Research Center Plus

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Len May, MSC

    Len May, MSC

    CEO, Endocanna Health, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Maria McIntyre

    Maria McIntyre

    Strategic Operations Business Manager: Cannabis + Hemp Microbiology, bioMérieux

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, PhD

    Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, PhD

    Scientific Director, Khiron Life Sciences

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kevin A. Schug, PhD

    Kevin A. Schug, PhD

    Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas Arlington

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Teresa A. Simon, MPH, MT

    Teresa A. Simon, MPH, MT

    Chief Executive Officer, Physicians Research Center, LLC

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dustin Sulak, DO

    Dustin Sulak, DO

    Founder and Medical Director, Integr8 Health and Co-founder of Healer.com

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Weston Umstead, PhD

    Weston Umstead, PhD

    Technology and Business Development Manager, Chiral Technologies, Inc

    BIOGRAPHY
MAR 23, 2022

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2022

Over the past decade, research on Cannabis has progressively moved into mainstream medical research. Now, new methodologies and regulations allow scientists to identify an ever-expanding range of applications for Cannabis, its extracts, and its close relatives in the field of medicine. For the past five years Labroots has produced an annual virtual event that brings together experts in Cannabis research across leading industry and academia institutions.

Labroots is pleased to continue this tradition by hosting the 5th Annual Event in the Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series live on March 23, 2022. The Cannabis Sciences planning committee selects high-caliber speakers that best embody the overall challenges, opportunities, and latest advancements in the current landscape surrounding cannabis sciences today. The event will be available on-demand for two years. 

This year, the overarching theme of the event is looking toward the future of Cannabis Sciences: “Cannabis and Hemp Changing the Global Future.”

This year's tracks include:

"Hot Topics" in Cannabis Sciences

At Labroots you can expect to stay up to date with the latest big topics in Cannabis Sciences, this year we are focusing on:

  • Psychedelics
  • THC Isomers
  • Terpenes

Medical Cannabis - Therapeutic Updates

Informing you on everything you need to know about recent legal and methodological changes in the field of Cannabis Sciences, directly from the experts!

➤ The Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Regulations are rapidly changing on the federal and state level, get up to date on the current situation as it evolves. 

➤ Analytical Testing and Automation

With evolving regulations comes novel approaches to analytical testing, automation, and QC. 

  • Quality Control and Methodologies

Advancements in Cultivation and Extraction Methods

Growing, processing, extracting, and analyzing - every step of Cannabis production is crucial in the industry, this track focuses on the newest advancements in cultivation & extraction.

Call for Posters — Do you research Cannabis in a scientific setting? Work in medicine, academia, environmental science, laboratory methods, cultivation sciences, or quality control? Posters are a great way to showcase your novel results and methods with a wide, international, audience. At Labroots, you can do this free of cost, and without leaving the comfort of your home or office.

Virtual poster sessions offer the unique opportunity to present your data to a global audience with a simple PDF and discuss results with interested colleagues through email, video chat, or via our virtual event networking lounge. The added bonus here? Unlike most other conferences and virtual events, registration and poster submission are completely free.

Ready to submit your research poster today? Click here!

Continuing Education

Labroots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 40 credits.

Labroots is a proud partner of Chati, a virtual event platform that allows for the hosting of engaging and interactive virtual and hybrid events, catering to businesses of any vertical or size.

Connect with us!

When you attend the event remember to use the hashtag #LRcannabis to follow the conversation and connect with other members of the global Cannabis Sciences community! Follow @CannabisSci_LR on Twitter and @CannabisSciencesLR on Facebook to connect with our specialist Cannabis Sciences Writers and stay up to date with the latest Trending News in Cannabis Sciences


Speakers
  • Arun Apte

    CEO, CloudLIMS
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Thomas Barkley

    Chief Scientific Officer, Trichome Analytical
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeff Chen, MD/MBA

    CEO & Cofounder, Radicle Science
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Churchill

    Vice President of Scientific Development, MCR Labs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Avinash Dalmia, PhD

    Senior Principal Application Scientist, PerkinElmer
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Davis

    LCMS Product Coordinator at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., Columbia, MD
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Katherine M. Evans, PhD

    CEO/Owner, Longboard Scientific Consulting
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ross Hansen

    Vice President of Sales, Axcend
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Martha Hernández

    Scientist, CloudLIMS.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jahan Marcu, PhD

    Founding Partner, Marcu & Arora; Chief Scientific Officer, Physicians Research Center Plus
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Len May, MSC

    CEO, Endocanna Health, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Maria McIntyre

    Strategic Operations Business Manager: Cannabis + Hemp Microbiology, bioMérieux
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, PhD

    Scientific Director, Khiron Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kevin A. Schug, PhD

    Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas Arlington
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Teresa A. Simon, MPH, MT

    Chief Executive Officer, Physicians Research Center, LLC
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dustin Sulak, DO

    Founder and Medical Director, Integr8 Health and Co-founder of Healer.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Weston Umstead, PhD

    Technology and Business Development Manager, Chiral Technologies, Inc
    BIOGRAPHY

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Agenda

  • MAR 23, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

    Precision Therapeutics are Here

    Len May, MSC
    CEO, Endocanna Health, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Acidic Cannabinoids: Inactive Precursors or Powerful Therapeutics?

    Dustin Sulak, DO
    Founder and Medical Director, Integr8 Health and Co-founder of Healer.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Preliminary Results from the Radicle Science ACES Study, History's Largest Longitudinal Trial of CBD Products

    Jeff Chen, MD/MBA
    CEO & Cofounder, Radicle Science
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    Debunking Myths and Misconceptions of the Psychedelics Industry

    Jahan Marcu, PhD
    Founding Partner, Marcu & Arora; Chief Scientific Officer, Physicians Research Center Plus
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Struggling to Follow the USDA's New Hemp Testing Rules: LIMS Makes it Easy

    Arun Apte
    CEO, CloudLIMS
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 1:30 PM PDT

    Microbe Ubiquity: The Myth of Sterile Cultivation Systems

    Michael J. DiLegge, MSc
    Director of Microbiology, Impello Biosciences, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 3:00 PM PDT

    Standardization in Cannabis Pesticide Testing: Development of an LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS Method to Meet AOAC Standard Method Performance Requirements

    Thomas Barkley
    Chief Scientific Officer, Trichome Analytical
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bringing Cannabis Testing In-house? Be Sure to Select the Right LIMS for Your Extraction Lab

    Martha Hernández
    Scientist, CloudLIMS.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Can Cannabis-Derived Data be Monitored in the FDA FAERS Database?

    Teresa A. Simon, MPH, MT
    Chief Executive Officer, Physicians Research Center, LLC
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry Discovery and Profiling of Anthocyanin Flavonoids in Cannabis

    Kevin A. Schug, PhD
    Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas Arlington
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Making Cannalytical Chemistry Greener, Cleaner, and More Profitable

    Ross Hansen
    Vice President of Sales, Axcend
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Overcoming Challenges Associated with Analysis of Pesticides Regulated by Colorado State in Hemp Using a Novel LC/MS/MS Method with Dual ESI and APCI Source

    Avinash Dalmia, PhD
    Senior Principal Application Scientist, PerkinElmer
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prescription Patterns and Clinical Outcomes from a Large Cohort of Chronic Pain Patients Prescribed with Cannabis-Based Formulations at Zerenia™ Clinic in Bogotá, Colombia

    Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, PhD
    Scientific Director, Khiron Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sample Workflow Optimization Including Sample Preparation Techniques for Prevention of Sample Cross-Contamination

    Katherine M. Evans, PhD
    CEO/Owner, Longboard Scientific Consulting
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Science Made Simple- Meet Microbial Regulations & Protect Cannabis Consumers

    Maria McIntyre
    Strategic Operations Business Manager: Cannabis + Hemp Microbiology, bioMérieux
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Solutions for THC Quantitation: Separation of 4 Tetrahydrocannabinol Isomers: Δ6a/10a, Δ8, Δ9, and Δ10 using LC-MS

    Jennifer Davis
    LCMS Product Coordinator at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., Columbia, MD
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Use of Polysaccharide-based Chiral Stationary Phases for the Achiral and Chiral Separation of Cannabinoids

    Weston Umstead, PhD
    Technology and Business Development Manager, Chiral Technologies, Inc
    BIOGRAPHY
  • An Evaluation of the Growing Environment on the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Cannabis Plants

    Scott Churchill
    Vice President of Scientific Development, MCR Labs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advancements in Cultivation and Extraction Methods
  • An Evaluation of the Growing Environment on the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Cannabis Plants

    Scott Churchill
    Vice President of Scientific Development, MCR Labs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 1:30 PM PDT

    Microbe Ubiquity: The Myth of Sterile Cultivation Systems

    Michael J. DiLegge, MSc
    Director of Microbiology, Impello Biosciences, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Medical Cannabis - Therapeutic Updates
  • MAR 23, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

    Precision Therapeutics are Here

    Len May, MSC
    CEO, Endocanna Health, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Acidic Cannabinoids: Inactive Precursors or Powerful Therapeutics?

    Dustin Sulak, DO
    Founder and Medical Director, Integr8 Health and Co-founder of Healer.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAR 23, 2022 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Preliminary Results from the Radicle Science ACES Study, History's Largest Longitudinal Trial of CBD Products

    Jeff Chen, MD/MBA
    CEO & Cofounder, Radicle Science
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prescription Patterns and Clinical Outcomes from a Large Cohort of Chronic Pain Patients Prescribed with Cannabis-Based Formulations at Zerenia™ Clinic in Bogotá, Colombia

    Guillermo Moreno-Sanz, PhD
    Scientific Director, Khiron Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • "Hot Topics"
  • MAR 23, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    Debunking Myths and Misconceptions of the Psychedelics Industry

    Jahan Marcu, PhD
    Founding Partner, Marcu & Arora; Chief Scientific Officer, Physicians Research Center Plus
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry Discovery and Profiling of Anthocyanin Flavonoids in Cannabis

    Kevin A. Schug, PhD
    Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor, Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas Arlington
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Can Cannabis-Derived Data be Monitored in the FDA FAERS Database?

    Teresa A. Simon, MPH, MT
    Chief Executive Officer, Physicians Research Center, LLC
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Use of Polysaccharide-based Chiral Stationary Phases for the Achiral and Chiral Separation of Cannabinoids

    Weston Umstead, PhD
    Technology and Business Development Manager, Chiral Technologies, Inc
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Solutions for THC Quantitation: Separation of 4 Tetrahydrocannabinol Isomers: Δ6a/10a, Δ8, Δ9, and Δ10 using LC-MS

    Jennifer Davis
    LCMS Product Coordinator at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., Columbia, MD
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Evolving Regulatory Landscape
  • MAR 23, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Struggling to Follow the USDA's New Hemp Testing Rules: LIMS Makes it Easy

    Arun Apte
    CEO, CloudLIMS
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Analytical Testing and Automation
  • MAR 23, 2022 3:00 PM PDT

    Standardization in Cannabis Pesticide Testing: Development of an LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS Method to Meet AOAC Standard Method Performance Requirements

    Thomas Barkley
    Chief Scientific Officer, Trichome Analytical
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bringing Cannabis Testing In-house? Be Sure to Select the Right LIMS for Your Extraction Lab

    Martha Hernández
    Scientist, CloudLIMS.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sample Workflow Optimization Including Sample Preparation Techniques for Prevention of Sample Cross-Contamination

    Katherine M. Evans, PhD
    CEO/Owner, Longboard Scientific Consulting
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Making Cannalytical Chemistry Greener, Cleaner, and More Profitable

    Ross Hansen
    Vice President of Sales, Axcend
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Overcoming Challenges Associated with Analysis of Pesticides Regulated by Colorado State in Hemp Using a Novel LC/MS/MS Method with Dual ESI and APCI Source

    Avinash Dalmia, PhD
    Senior Principal Application Scientist, PerkinElmer
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Science Made Simple- Meet Microbial Regulations & Protect Cannabis Consumers

    Maria McIntyre
    Strategic Operations Business Manager: Cannabis + Hemp Microbiology, bioMérieux
    BIOGRAPHY

Sponsors & Partners

For information on becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, please click here.


Event Series


Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2025
April 16, 2025 6:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2025

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2024
April 17, 2024 7:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2024

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2023
April 20, 2023 6:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2023

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021
March 24, 2021 6:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020
March 25, 2020 6:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2019
March 27, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2019

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2018
March 28, 2018 6:00 am Pacific Time

Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2018

Program Committee

To download the Program Committee brochure here.


  • Arun Apte

    Arun Apte is a serial entrepreneur and laboratory research scientist specializing in bioinformatics. He founded CloudLIMS in 2014 bringing the benefits of a SaaS LIMS to the cannabis testing laboratory market. This has enabled several cannabis testing and extraction laboratories ...

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  • Carly Barone, PhD

    Carly Barone is currently the Laboratory Manager for Bia Diagnostics' Chemistry Laboratory located in Colchester, Vermont. She received her Ph.D. in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from the University of Rhode Island where her research was focused on the use of ...

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  • Kent Crowley, Pharm.D., FAARFM, ABAAHP

    Kent Crowley, Pharm.D., is a board-certified Pharm.D. through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from University of California, San Francisco and completed his residency with Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, CA. He completed his ...

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  • Adam Floyd

    Adam Floyd is the co-founder of Cascade Laboratory Consulting. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and has over ten years of professional experience in the cannabis industry with previous roles at Vermicrop Organics, General Hydroponics, The Hawthorne Gardening ...

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  • Michael Key

    Michael Key is the founder and CEO of Impello Biosciences, a Colorado-based biotechnology company that specializes in the research and development of plant biostimulants. Their speciality line of biostimulant products currently includes growth-promoting bacteria, amino-acid rich ...

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  • Eberhardt R. Kuhn, PhD

    Dr. Eberhardt Kuhn is the Marketing Manager for Food, Cannabis, and Hemp at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. He is a renowned chromatographer with over 30 years of experience in this field at companies like Restek, Agilent, and Bio-Rad. Dr. Kuhn has presented talks at ...

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  • Catharine Layton

    Catharine is a Scientific Operations, Principal Scientist at Waters Corporation based in Milford, MA. She began her career at a fast paced, biopharmaceutical R&D contract research laboratory where she was responsible for designing analytical methods used for characterization of ...

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  • Jahan Marcu

    Dr. Jahan Marcu has over 15 years of experience in cannabis research, policy, and operations. He has been a passionate advocate focused on consumer safety and the medical benefits of cannabis. He is also among a select group of professionals globally that has earned a PhD ...

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  • Christine Paszko

    Dr. Paszko is the Sr. Vice President at Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. a LIMS, laboratory automation and informatics firm. She is an innovative, customer-centric leader with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with both technical and sales ...

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  • Jamie L. York, PhD

    Jamie York is an Applications Chemist at Restek Corporation in the LC Solutions department, where she works on the development of novel applications for the food, clinical, and cannabis markets. She earned her PhD in chemistry from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2019 ...

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  • Justin Kander

    Justin Kander is the Patient Coordinator for The Oil Plant, a licensed manufacturer of whole-plant cannabis medicines in California. He has been with the company and its associated brand Aunt Zelda's since July 2015. In 2008, he began collecting research and experiences ...

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