Raphael Mechoulam

clinical science
Kalytera Therapeutics
Israel

Biography

  Dr. Mechoulam is a pioneer in the field of cannabis research and a discoverer of the endocannabinoid system. Dr. Mechoulam is an Israeli organic chemist and professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. He was among the first to complete the total synthesis of the major plant cannabinoids Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabigerol, and others. Dr. Mechoulam also played a key role in the isolation of the first described endocannabinoid anandamide.

Research Intrest

  Dr. Mechoulam is a pioneer in the field of cannabis research and a discoverer of the endocannabinoid system.

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