Inaugural Symposium Program and Schedule
UCR Center for Cannabinoid Research "Cannabinoid Science and Community Health: Bridging the Gap" Program and Schedule
Friday, May 3, 2024
School of Medicine Education Building II, room 205, UC Riverside
Daniele Piomelli, PhD. - Keynote speaker
Distinguished Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine
Louise Turner Arnold Chair in Neurosciences
Director, Institute for the Study of Cannabis
University of California, Irvine
"Systemic long-term effects of adolescent THC exposure"
Schedule subject to change (Click to view the full symposium program)
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12:30pm
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Onsite registration and symposium sign-in opens
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12:45-12:55pm
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Welcome and Introduction to inaugural UC-wide symposium "Cannabinoid Science and Community Health: Bridging the Gap"
Nicholas DiPatrizio, PhD., Center Director, UCR Center for Cannabinoid Research
Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine
University of California, Riverside |
Afternoon moderator INatalie Zlebnik, PhD., Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences. School of Medicine
University of California, Riverside
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| 1:00-1:45pm |
"Systemic long-term effects of adolescent THC exposure"
Daniele Piomelli, PhD., Distinguished Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine
Louise Turner Arnold Chair in Neurosciences
Director, Institute for the Study of Cannabis
University of California, Irvine
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| 1:50-2:15pm |
UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Opportunities collaborations across disciplines and institutions"
Ziva Cooper, PhD., Director Professor, UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Professor in the UCLA Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Anesthesiology
University of California, Los Angeles
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| 2:20-2:45pm |
"Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: Evaluation of the Field Sobriety Tests"
Thomas Marcotte, PhD., Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of California, San Diego
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| 2:50-3:15pm | Afternoon Break I and Poster Session |
| 3:20-3:45pm |
"Cannabis in Cancer Care" Donald Abrams, MD., Professor Emeritus of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
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| 3:50-4:15pm |
"Advancing Cannabis Safety: Research Agenda & Strategies for Policy Implementation" Arturo Durazo, PhD., Acting Director, Nicotine & Cannabis Policy Center
Community-Engaged Health Scientist, Health Sciences Research Institute
University of California, Merced
Co- authors: Sara Schneider, PhD, and Hargun Sethi |
Afternoon moderator IIChristopher Fichtner, PhD., Clinical Professor, Health Sciences, School of Medicine
University of California, Riverside
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| 4:20-4:45pm | Afternoon Break II and Poster Session |
| 4:50-5:25pm |
"A Tour of Cannabinoid Research at UCR" Nicholas DiPatrizio, PhD., Center Director, UCR Center for Cannabinoid Research
Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine
University of California, Riverside
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| 5:30-6:00pm | Discussion Panel |
| 6:00pm |
Closing remarks and expression of gratitude Nicholas DiPatrizio, PhD., Center Director, UCR Center for Cannabinoid Research |