Peer-reviewed publications
*bold indicates QAQCC trainees.
2025
Tariq, H., Viau, C., Subramanian, S., Geitmann, A., & Smith, D. L. (2025). Exo-metabolome profiling of soybean endophytes: a road map of antagonism against Fusarium oxysporum. mSystems, e00927-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00927-25.
Bohemen, J., Carvalho, S. Nicole-de Groot, C.C.S, Smith, D., Lefsrud, M. (2025). LED interlighting: a cost-effective strategy to increase yield and chemical uniformity of Cannabis sativa at commercial scale. Scientia Horticulturae, 351 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114406.
Wilson ET, Gorgani R, Heimbach NS, Bartolomucci A, Tsering T, Burnier JV, Eidelman DH, Baglole CJ. (2025). The AhR Is a Critical Regulator of the Pulmonary Response to Cannabis Smoke. FASEB J. 2025 Sep 30;39(18):e71027. doi: 10.1096/fj.202501533R.
Tariq, H., Subramanian, S., Geitmann, A., & Smith, D. L. (2025). Bacillus and Paenibacillus as plant growth-promoting bacteria in soybean and cannabis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, 1529859. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1529859
Gorgani, R., Orsat, V., Eidelman, D. H., & Baglole, C. J. (2025). Development of a Preclinical Inhalation Model to Test Vaporized Cannabis Distillates. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), (219), e68094. 10.3791/68094
Das, P. C., Baik, O. D., & Tabil, L. G. (2025). Multi-objective optimization and modeling of microwave-infrared pretreatment on drying and quality characteristics of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) using response surface methodology and artificial neural network. Drying Technology, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2025.2478396
Das, P. C., Baik, O. D., Tabil, L. G., & Rajagopalan, N. (2025). Impact of Radiofrequency and Microwave Heating on the Nutritional and Antinutritional Properties of Pulses: A Review. Legume Science, 7(1), e70025 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/leg3.70025
Greiss, P. M., Rich, J. D., Mackay, G. A., Nguyen, D., Lefsrud, M. G., Eidelman, D. H., Baglole, C. J. (2025). The effect of cannabis-derived terpenes on alveolar macrophage function. Frontiers in Toxicology, 6, 1504508. https://doi.org/10.3389/ftox.2024.1504508
Das, P. C., Heydari, M. M., Baik, O.-D., Zhang, L., Tabil, L.G. Enhancing drying efficiency and terpene retention of cannabis using cold plasma pretreatment (2025). Industrial Crops and Products, 226, 120669, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120669.
Arlen, M.T., Patterson, S.J., Page, M.K., Liu, R., Caruana, V., Wilson, E.T., Laporte, S.A., Goniewicz, M.L., Harris, C.S., Eidelman, D.H., Baglole, C.J. (2025). Cannabis vaping elicits transcriptomic and metabolomic changes in inflammatory, oxidative stress and cancer pathways in human bronchial epithelial cells. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10.1152/ajplung.00131.2024
Wu, B. S., Addo, P. W., MacPherson, S., Orsat, V., & Lefsrud, M. (2025). Updates to McCree’s photosynthetically active radiation curve—55 years later. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 262, 113069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2024.113069
2024
Lopes, P. O. D. M. V., Gravel, C. A., & Harris, C. S. (2024). A Feasibility Assessment of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System for the Detection of Cannabis-Related Safety Signals. Drug Safety 47(12): 1373-1374.
Kpai, P. Y., Adaramola, O., Addo, P. W., MacPherson, S., Lefsrud, M. (2024). Mineral Nutrition for Cannabis sativa in the vegetative stage using response surface analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1501484. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1501484
Srivastava, A., Sharbel, T., & Vujanovic, V. (2024). Exploring the Role of endophytes in Cannabis sativa L. polyploidy and agricultural trait improvement. International Journal of Plant Biology, 15(4), 1118-1140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijpb15040078
Desaulniers Brousseau, V. , Goldstein, B. P., Leroux, D., Giguère, T., MacPherson, S., & Lefsrud, M. (2024). Estimating the global warming potential of animal waste-based organic liquid fertilizer for urban hydroponic farms. Journal of Cleaner Production, 143434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143434
Desaulniers Brousseau, V., Bahl, E., Lacroix-Labonté, J., Robichaud, A., & Lefsrud, M. (2024). Fungal Contamination Monitoring in Legal Cannabis Using Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 52(6). https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20230559
Addo, P. W., Gariepy, Y., Shearer, M., Taylor, N., MacPherson, S., Raghavan, V., Orsat., V., & Lefsrud, M. (2024). Microwave-assisted hot air drying of Cannabis sativa: Effect of vacuum and pre-freezing on drying kinetics and quality. Industrial Crops and Products, 218, 119015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119015.
Desaulniers Brousseau, V., Goldstein, B. P., Sedlock, C., & Lefsrud, M. (2024). Environmental Impact of Outdoor Cannabis Production. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00054
Desaulniers Brousseau, V., Goldstein, B. P., Lachapelle, M., Tazi, I., & Lefsrud, M. (2024). Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 208, 107737.
Das, P. C., Baik, O. D., & Tabil, L. G. (2024). Microwave-infrared drying of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.): Effect on drying characteristics, energy consumption and quality. Industrial Crops and Products, 211, 118215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118215
2023
Addo, P. W., Chauvin-Bossé, T., Taylor, N., MacPherson, S., Paris, M., & Lefsrud, M. (2023). Freeze-drying Cannabis sativa L. using real-time relative humidity monitoring and mathematical modeling for the cannabis industry. Industrial Crops and Products, 199, 116754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116754
Tanney, C. A., Lyu, D., Schwinghamer, T., Geitmann, A., Ruan, E. D., & Smith, D. L. (2023). Sub-optimal nutrient regime coupled with Bacillus and Pseudomonas sp. inoculation influences trichome density and cannabinoid profiles in drug-type Cannabis sativa. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1131346. https://doi/10.3389/fpls.2023.1131346
Payment, J., & Cvetkovska, M. (2023). The responses of Cannabis sativa to environmental stress: a balancing act. Botany, 101(8), 318-332. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2023-0056
Preteroti, M. W., Traboulsi, H., Greiss, P., Lapohos, O., Fonseca, G. J., Eidelman, D. H., & Baglole, C. J. (2023). Receptor‐mediated effects of Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on the inflammatory response of alveolar macrophages. Immunology and Cell Biology, 101(2), 156-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/imcb.12614
Sagili, S. U. K. R., Addo, P. W., MacPherson, S., Shearer, M., Taylor, N., Paris, M., Lefsrud, M., & Orsat, V. (2023). Effects of Particle Size, Solvent Type, and Extraction Temperature on the Extraction of Crude Cannabis Oil, Cannabinoids, and Terpenes. ACS Food Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00129
Addo, P. W., Poudineh, Z., Shearer, M., Taylor, N., MacPherson, S., Raghavan, V., Orsat, V. & Lefsrud, M. (2023). Relationship between Total Antioxidant Capacity, Cannabinoids and Terpenoids in Hops and Cannabis. Plants, 12(6), 1225. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061225
Sagili, S. U. K. R., Addo, P. W., Gladu-Gallant, F. A., Bilodeau, S. E., MacPherson, S., Paris, M., Lefsrud, M. & Orsat, V. (2023). Optimization of wiped-film short path molecular distillation for recovery of cannabinoids from cannabis oil using response surface methodology. Industrial Crops and Products, 195, 116442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116442
Mahmoud, M., BenRejeb, I., Punja, Z. K., Buirs, L., & Jabaji, S. (2023). Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions. Botany. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2022-0139
2022
Morello, V., Brousseau, V. D., Wu, N., Wu, B. S., MacPherson, S., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). Light quality impacts vertical growth rate, phytochemical yield and cannabinoid production efficiency in Cannabis sativa. Plants, 11(21), 2982. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11212982
Addo, P. W., Sagili, S. U. K. R., Bilodeau, S. E., Gladu-Gallant, F. A., MacKenzie, D. A., Bates, J., McRae, G., MacPherson, S., Paris, M., Raghavan, V., Orsat, V., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). Microwave-and ultrasound-assisted extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis using response surface methodology. Molecules, 27(24), 8803. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248803
Addo, P. W., Sagili, S. U. K. R., Bilodeau, S. E., Gladu-Gallant, F. A., MacKenzie, D. A., Bates, J., McRae, G., MacPherson, S., Paris, M., Raghavan, V., Orsat, V., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). Cold Ethanol Extraction of Cannabinoids and Terpenes from Cannabis Using Response Surface Methodology: Optimization and Comparative Study. Molecules, 27(24), 8780. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27248780
Das, P. C., Vista, A. R., Tabil, L. G., & Baik, O. D. (2022). Postharvest operations of cannabis and their effect on cannabinoid content: A review. Bioengineering, 9(8), 364. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9080364
Addo, P. W., Taylor, N., MacPherson, S., Raghavan, V., Orsat, V., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). Impact of pre-freezing and microwaves on drying behavior and terpenes in hops (Humulus lupulus). Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 31, 100436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2022.100436
2021
Mahmoud, M., & Jabaji, S. (2021). Genome sequence of Paenibacillus polymyxa strain HOB6, isolated from hemp seed oil. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(22), 10-1128. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00344-21
Tanney, C. A., Backer, R., Geitmann, A., & Smith, D. L. (2021). Cannabis glandular trichomes: A cellular metabolite factory. Frontiers in Plant Science, 1923. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.721986
Light, K., & Karboune, S. (2021). Emulsion, hydrogel and emulgel systems and novel applications in cannabinoid delivery: A review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 62(29), 8199-8229. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1926903
Lyu, D., Zajonc, J., Pagé, A., Tanney, C.A., Shah, A., Monjezi, N., Msimbira, L.A., Antar, M., Nazari, M., Backer, R. & Smith, D.L. (2021). Plant holobiont theory: the phytomicrobiome plays a central role in evolution and success. Microorganisms, 9(4), p.675. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040675
Addo, P. W., Desaulniers Brousseau, V., Morello, V., MacPherson, S., Paris, M., & Lefsrud, M. (2021). Cannabis chemistry, post-harvest processing methods and secondary metabolite profiling: A review. Industrial Crops and Products, 170, 113743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113743
Desaulniers Brousseau, V., Wu, B. S., MacPherson, S., Morello, V., & Lefsrud, M. (2021). Cannabinoids and terpenes: how production of photo-protectants can be manipulated to enhance Cannabis sativa L. phytochemistry. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 620021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.620021