Andrew Defries - Andrew Defries PhD

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Biography

Dr. Andrew Defries PhD is a botanical chemist with training in human physiology, pharmacology, genetics/genomics, and plant physiology. Andrew completed his graduate degree in Plant Chemical Genetics from agricultural focused University of

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Discovery and work with the long sought "Drought Receptor"

The plant hormone known as Abscisic Acid (ABA)

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Chemical Genetics/Genomics

I was awarded my PhD from the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences in Chemical Genetics from a strong agricultural school University of California Riverside in 2013 with a minor in Cheminformatics. The

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Launching a cannabis vertical called 710 Vermont

710 Vermont's first hemp crop in 2019"Since my work with medicinal cannabis I have had a burning desire to grow high CBD strains in the field using sustainable cultivation practices." I knew

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Post doctoral work with medicinal cannabis (Cannabis work history)

I launched myself into my graduate studies from a deep fascination of plant secondary metabolites. After eight years of chemical genetics my interest in bioactive small molecules from plants was deepened. It was,