NIDA Toxicologist to Share Findings from Innovative Cannabis Research in UM Talk

OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists are discovering more about the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States: marijuana. Marilyn A. Huestis, senior investigator at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is on the front lines of these discoveries. She is best known for her research on cannabinoids, compounds in Cannabis sativa that activate cannabinoidRead the story …

Medicinal Plant, Dietary Supplement Guru Gets Honorary Degree

OXFORD, Miss. – An international expert on dietary supplements and pharmacognosy professor at the University of Mississippi has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Hamdard University in New Delhi. Ikhlas A. Khan, who also serves as assistant director of the UM School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research and director of its FDARead the story …