Episode 85: Viruses in Cannabis and Hemp with Dr. Jack Munz

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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My guest this week is Dr. Jack Munz. Jack obtained a Bachelor of Science in Botany from Colorado State University while working as a lab assistant facilitating the development of genetic markers for invasive species. Jack then earned a Master of Science from Illinois State University where he worked towards increasing vegetable oils in temperate grasses like corn for biodiesel production using targeted gene expression. He also has a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of British Columbia during which he worked to unravel the genetic regulation of nitrogen starvation responses in plants with next-gen sequencing technologies. Jack is now applying his experience in plant molecular genetics to diagnose viruses in cannabis with 3 Rivers Biotech based out of Vancouver, Canada. 3 Rivers Biotech also has a lab in Ferndale, Washington, and a future lab in California later this year. https://www.kisorganics.com/blogs/news/episode-85-viruses-in-cannabis-and-hemp-with-dr-jack-munz

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cannabis Cautilance Podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of KISSorganics.
0:22.9	This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of growing from a science-based perspective
0:27.3	and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.
0:31.8	My guest this week is Dr. Jack Munn's. Jack obtained a Bachelor of Science in Botany from Colorado State University while working as
0:38.8	a lab assistant facilitating the development of genetic markers for invasive species. Jack then earned a
0:44.2	Master of Science from Illinois State University where he worked towards increasing vegetable oils
0:48.6	and temperate grasses like corn for biodiesel production using targeted gene expression. He also has a PhD in botany from the
0:55.6	University of British Columbia, during which he worked to unravel the genetic regulation of
0:59.7	nitrogen starvation responses and plants with next-gen sequencing technologies. Jack is now applying
1:05.4	his experience in plant molecular genetics to diagnose viruses and cannabis with Three Rivers
1:09.9	Biotech based out of Vancouver, Canada.
1:12.7	Three Rivers Biotech also has a lab in Furndale, Washington, and a future lab in California later this
1:17.6	year.
1:19.4	Hey, Jack, thanks for coming on the show today.
1:22.7	Thanks for having me.
1:23.7	It's a pleasure to talk to you today.
1:25.7	Yeah, let's start off telling listeners a little bit about yourself. Yeah, so I have a doctorate in botany, but I've been working in plant molecular
1:34.0	genetics for a little over 10 years now. I've worked on a variety of different projects,
1:38.6	but I have a really broad skill set in the molecular genetics field, and so that's sort of my core competency.
1:45.8	So now I've been working on diagnosing viruses. So the most sensitive way to do that will be
1:51.5	using genetic diagnostics such as PCR. So I'm working with Three Rivers Biotech to develop a platform
1:59.7	to help specifically hemp and cannabis growers
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