{"id":30,"date":"2022-12-16T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T10:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2022-12-17T14:16:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T14:16:23","slug":"our-cannabis-research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/our-cannabis-research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Cannabis Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9109b03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9109b03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e18eb66\" data-id=\"e18eb66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7dc91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7dc91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Cannabis Research Team<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7ea0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7ea0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c31ff3\" data-id=\"3c31ff3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e0edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23e0edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Justin-colour-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Justin-colour-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Justin-colour-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Justin-colour.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96fd5a6\" data-id=\"96fd5a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a651aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a651aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Justin Sinclair<\/h2>\n<p>AMCREC Lead Coordinator; Research Fellow<\/p>\n<p>Medicinal cannabis expert and pharmacognosist<\/p>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Justin Sinclair MHMed (USyd) is a Research Fellow and one of Australia\u2019s foremost experts in medicinal cannabis. Justin has published on the topics of pain management, the endocannabinoid system, herb\/drug interactions and the therapeutic applications of the Cannabis genus. He is a member of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians and the International Cannabinoid Research Society and has spent the last decade investigating medicinal cannabis use both in Australia and the USA. Working in education since 2003, Justin has taught across a wide variety of subjects encompassing medical sciences such as anatomy, physiology, integrated pharmacology and clinical pathology to plant specific sciences such as pharmacognosy \/ phytochemistry, herbal manufacturing and medicinal botany. He has also worked as a research and development consultant to the educational and healthcare industries since 2006.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b2d27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69b2d27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea9370e\" data-id=\"ea9370e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe5b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fe5b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jerome.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jerome.jpg 238w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jerome-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b56232a\" data-id=\"b56232a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa96f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa96f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Jerome Sarris<\/h2>\n<p>Professor of Integrative Mental Health<\/p>\n<p>Expert in psychotropic plant medicines, genomics and clinical trials<\/p>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Professor Sarris holds an NHMRC Clinical Research Fellowship, in addition to an honorary position at the University of Melbourne, Department of Psychiatry as a Principal Research Fellow. He is a human clinical trials specialist and has a particular interest in anxiety and mood disorder research pertaining to integrative medicine, nutraceutical psychopharmacology and psychotropic plant medicines (including cannabis), and lifestyle medicine. His research also utilises genomic technology to examine the pharmacogenomics of individual responses to nutraceuticals in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Professor Sarris has over 130 publications and has published in many eminent journals in the field including JAMA Psychiatry, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Lancet Psychiatry, and World Psychiatry. Prof Sarris has led a number of RCTs including 3 recent NHMRC-funded multicentre clinical trials of natural products for mental health disorders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec61fa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec61fa1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9765a2\" data-id=\"b9765a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ff244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73ff244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tim-Karl-291x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tim-Karl-291x300-1.png 290w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tim-Karl-291x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9570e4\" data-id=\"e9570e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eada40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eada40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tim Karl<\/h2>\n<p>Associate Professor, Behavioural Neuroscience<\/p>\n<p>Expert in medicinal cannabis psychiatric disorder in vivo models<\/p>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor Tim Karl is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, having a distinguished track record for in vivo model research of cannabinoids. His expertise in neuropsychiatry has produced several landmark novel research studies on the therapeutic effects of cannabis constituents in psychiatric in vivo models, in particular for Alzheimer\u2019s disease and schizophrenia. Having graduated from Leipniz University of Hanover (Germany), Tim has built a recognised laboratory, his research focusing on the gene-environment interactions in animal models for brain disorders. Assoc. Prof Karl has attracted research funding for his work from organisations such as the NHMRC, the Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation, and the German Research Foundation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-324e1bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"324e1bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-448857c\" data-id=\"448857c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5266f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b5266f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/andrew-new-cropped_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-154\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/andrew-new-cropped_2.jpg 186w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/andrew-new-cropped_2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5109ba3\" data-id=\"5109ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e76040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e76040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Andrew Shalliker<\/h2>\n<p>Professor of Analytical Chemistry<\/p>\n<p>Expert in HPLC and cannabinoid seperation analysis<\/p>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Andrew Shalliker is Professor of Analytical Chemistry and the Deputy Director of a prominent Australian Centre for Separation Science Research. Professor Shalliker research group explores and develops column technology, stationary phase design and the separation of complex samples using multidimensional approaches. Prof. Shalliker has extensive experience in screening, analysis and separation of compounds from whole plant sources, including cannabis. He has significant education and training globally, culminating in a DSc qualification from Deakin University. Prof Shalliker has over 130 publications and a distinquished preclinical studies portfolio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac62173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac62173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec0c89b\" data-id=\"ec0c89b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c0074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0c0074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kamali_cropped-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kamali_cropped-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kamali_cropped-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kamali_cropped-1.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09fbde0\" data-id=\"09fbde0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35f0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c35f0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Kamali Kannangara<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-foc-md\">Associate Professor of Chemistry and Nanotechnology<\/p>\n<p>Expert in cannabinoid synthesis and spectroscopy<\/p>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor Kamali Kannangara leads a prominent Functional Nanomaterials Research Team. She has expertise in the synthesis of organic\/metallorganic compounds and nanomaterials, including multi-step synthesis of cannabinoid metabolites and analogues and the use of spectroscopic techniques for the elucidation of molecular structure. Assoc. Prof Kannangara has over 60 publications and has received significant research funding from competitive grant schemes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3ce308 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3ce308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4539aef\" data-id=\"4539aef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6723a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6723a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chris-Cazonelli-colour-cropped-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chris-Cazonelli-colour-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chris-Cazonelli-colour-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chris-Cazonelli-colour-cropped.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98e0bd7\" data-id=\"98e0bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc67f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc67f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Chris Cazzonelli<\/h2>\n<p>Chris Cazzonelli is a Senior Fellow and Senior Lecturer of Plant Molecular Biology. Dr Cazzonelli has established and leads the Environmental Epigenetics Laboratory focused on research of the epigenetic mechanisms of medicinal plant metabolism regulation. He has a strong interest in medicinal cannabis and is well-placed to apply his skillset to evolve the understanding of cannabis and how optimal medicinal cultivars can be developed. Dr Cazzonelli completed his BSc and PhD at UQ,, being awarded the prestigious Goldacre Medal in 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-463939a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"463939a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-907887e\" data-id=\"907887e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7be406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7be406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Maggie1_cropped-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Maggie1_cropped-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Maggie1_cropped-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amcrec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Maggie1_cropped-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef576d\" data-id=\"1ef576d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b62c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b62c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Maggie Davidson<\/h2>\n<p>Lecturer of Environmental Health and Management<\/p>\n<p>Expert in assessment of occupational exposure to biological hazards<\/p>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Dr Maggie Davidson is a practicing occupational hygienist, lecturer in Environmental Health and Management, and an adjunct researcher in the field of occupational hygiene with Edith Cowan University. Maggie has expertise in the sampling, characterisation and analysis of bioaerosols in occupational environments, and is currently leading a research project investigating worker exposure to inhalable bioaersols in cannabis-based industries for the development of best practice guidelines to promote worker health and wellbeing. Dr Davidson is a member of the American Society of Microbiologists and the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3faa1df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3faa1df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ddd869\" data-id=\"4ddd869\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0016aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0016aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dr Sue Sisely, MD<\/h2>\n<p>Arizona-based physician practicing Internal Medicine and Psychiatry.<\/p>\n<p>Sue serves as Site Principal Investigator for the only FDA-approved randomized controlled trial in the world examining safety\/efficacy of whole plant marijuana in combat veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sriresearch.org\/\">Scottsdale Research Institute<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09501bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09501bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b08efab\" data-id=\"b08efab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f8969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f8969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather, MD<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather is a general practitioner specializing in Cannabis\/Cannabinoid medicine since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>He is a founding member and current president of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, a non-profit corporation dedicated to quality patient care, educational programs, and clinical studies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjeffhergenrather.com\/\">Dr. Jeffrey&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-798c2f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"798c2f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0110b93\" data-id=\"0110b93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6962d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6962d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Prof. Oded Shoseyov<\/h2>\n<p>Prof. Shoseyov researches nanobiotechnology, protein engineering, and plant molecular biology. Developing super-performing materials and applications, all based on solutions inspired by nature. Oded has published more than 160 scientific papers and is the inventor or co-inventor of 45 patents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholars.huji.ac.il\/odedshoseyov\">Oded Shoseyov lab<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f78f53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f78f53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74d8770\" data-id=\"74d8770\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7fd88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e7fd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dr. Judith Lacey, MD<\/h2>\n<p>Dr Judith Lacey is the Head of Supportive Care and director of Supportive Care and Integrative Oncology at Chris O\u2019Brien Life house.<\/p>\n<p>Her research interests and activities are in the field of integrative oncology, medicinal cannabis, and supportive care service development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylifehouse.org.au\/team\/dr-judith-lacey\/\">Lifehouse team page<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b972c32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b972c32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0e4ebb\" data-id=\"b0e4ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dfde6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39dfde6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Prof. Simon Eckermann<\/h2>\n<p>Simon Eckermann is Senior Professor of Health Economics at the Australian Health Services Research Institute, Sydney Business School and the University of Wollongong. His work synthesises comprehensive public health policy evidence and health economic analysis for optimising Medicinal Cannabis health, economic and environmental impacts, focusing on palliative care, from cultivation to provision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedincompassion.com.au\/Professor-Simon-Eckermann\">Prof. Simon Eckermann (UIC)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50f2ee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50f2ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6411d0\" data-id=\"f6411d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961f4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"961f4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dr. Graham Gulbransen<\/h2>\n<p>Dr Graham Gulbransen is the first NZ doctor to prescribe the standardised cannabis product Tilray CBD25. Graham is an experienced medically trained Cannabis Consultant, General Practitioner and Addiction Specialist. He was Senior Medical Officer at the Auckland Community Alcohol and Drugs Services (CADS) between 1996 \u2013 2012 and has a Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannabiscare.nz\/graham-gulbransen-medicinal-cannabis-gp.html\">Dr. Gulbransen&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7a459d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7a459d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b40df99\" data-id=\"b40df99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1212d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1212d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dr. Genevieve Steiner<\/h2>\n<p>Dr Genevieve Steiner\u2019s research spans the early detection, prevention, and treatment of cognitive decline in older age, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia. Dr Steiner uses neuroimaging and physiological research methods to discover biomarkers and test new treatment strategies for cognitive decline, including cannabinoids. She is leading the world\u2019s first clinical trial evaluating the effect of cannabidiol on cognition in people with early-stage Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gensteiner.com\/\">Dr. Steiner&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Cannabis Research Team Justin Sinclair AMCREC Lead Coordinator; Research Fellow Medicinal cannabis expert and pharmacognosist Biography Justin Sinclair MHMed (USyd) is a Research Fellow and one of Australia\u2019s foremost experts in medicinal cannabis. 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