BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.177.157//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240517T022343EDT-2534Hewt8p@132.216.177.157 DTSTAMP:20240517T062343Z DESCRIPTION:McGill-led cannabis research and training program: past the hal fway mark and gaining global recognition\n\nThe McGill University-led NSER C-CREATE in Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production\ , Products and Training Program (QAQCC) is now 3.5 years into its 7-year m andate. Awarded days before the first COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020\, th e industrial stream program has since provided an enriched training progra m and support to over 45 graduate students and 12 undergraduates from McGi ll University\, the University of Ottawa and the University of Saskatchewa n. More than 20 peer-reviewed studies have been published by QAQCC trainee s\, with over 70 abstracts accepted at conferences for presentations or po sters. As conference season approaches\, some trainees are set to share fi ndings at meetings in Canada\, Europe and the US. The majority of McGill t rainees are Macdonald Campus community members\, pursuing MScs or PhDs in the Departments of Bioresource Engineering\, Food and Agricultual Chemistr y and Plant Sciences.\n\n3rd Cannabis Scientific Symposium\n\nEvery year\, the QAQCC and the McGill Research Centre for Cannabis team up to host the  Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People. This interdisciplin ary gathering engages researchers in McGill's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences\, a s well as investigators across Canada and around the globe to share their research and make important connections. Representatives from Health Canad a and industry stakeholders similarly attend. This year's hybrid event wil l take place June 3-4\, 2024\, at the Research Institute for the McGill Un iversity Health Centre (and online). Registration is required.\n\nRegister now\n\nQuestions may be directed to Dr. mark.lefsrud [at] mcgill.ca (Mark Lefsrud) (Director) or Dr. sarah.macpherson [at] mcgill.ca (Sarah MacPher son) (Program Coordinator).\n DTSTART:20240603T120000Z DTEND:20240604T200000Z LOCATION:CA\, QC\, Montréal\, H4A 3J1\, MUHC Research Institute\, 1001 Boul evard Décarie SUMMARY:Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/cannabis-scientific-sympo sium-plants-people-356690 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR