Michael Petersen has over 38 years of experience as a researcher and mentor in both the private and public plant biotech space. He has over 50 issued patents and his work in plant transformation and gene expression is a passion. Mike has worked on many genetic engineering/editing contracts with entities across the globe, and he now focuses on innovative hemp research.

At CannMed 25, Mike will share his team’s latest efforts to transform cannabis and hemp plants using gene editing and genetic engineering in a presentation titled, “Creation of Novel Traits Through Genetic Engineering and Editing of Cannabinoid, Terpene, and Flavonoid Pathways in Cannabis sativa”

During the conversation, we discussed:

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• The difference between gene editing and genetic engineering
  
• How gene editing and genetic engineering methods have changed over the years
  
• Potential applications of gene editing and genetic engineering in cannabis and hemp
  
• Benefits and challenges versus traditional breeding
  
• The Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center’s gene editing service, which is available to researchers and cultivators
  

Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: Kannapedia.net

Kanapedia.net is the world’s most comprehensive cannabis genomic library, featuring more than 2,200 genomic reports on cannabis and hemp varieties from around the globe. Kannapedia.net reports are easily searchable and contain Visualizations and Variant Tables that highlight high-impact variants in genes of interest. For example, you can see a report for the Badger G variety that Mike Petersen’s team edited to break the CBDA synthase gene. In fact, you can see the drop out in the CBDA coverage chart on that report. .

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Additional Resources

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• Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center
  
• Email Mike
  
• Michael Petersen on Linkedin
  
• Register for CannMed 25
  
• Meet the CannMed 25 Speakers and Poster Presenters
  
• Review the Podcast
  
• CannMed Archive