Suman Chandra

Dr. Suman Chandra earned his BS in Physical Sciences, MS in Physics, and MPhil in Environmental Plant Physiology with an emphasis on Biophysics from HNB Garhwal University. He completed his PhD in Plant Physiology at the High Altitude Plant Physioogy Research Center, HNB Garhwal University. Dr. Chandra worked at the High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Center and the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment from 1992 to 2000. In 2001, he joined the University of Mississippi, where he currently serves as a Principal Scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research and Research Professor of Biomolecular Sciences in the School of Pharmacy. He also serves as Co-Director of the NIDA Marijuana Project at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Chandra has over 25 years of experience in the field of cannabis and cannabinoid research and has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications and four scholarly books in the field. He also serves as the editorial board member of several scientific journals, including Frontiers in Plant Science, Scientific Reports, and Planta Medica.