Quinnipiac Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Seminar Series presents
Dr. Anuja Bharadwaj, Assistant Scientist II
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
“Analysis of Cannabinoids in Marijuana Products”
Wednesday, October 23, 2:00 PM, Buckman Theater
The legalization of marijuana in CT has opened many opportunities in this new field of study so she decided to come home to CAES to develop and validate methods for the analysis of medical and adult-use marijuana products. Currently, her focus area is method development for HPLC-UV for the analysis of cannabinoids.
Dr. Bharadwaj earned her Ph.D. in Biology from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, India in 2004. Before that, she worked in industry as a chemical and microbiological analyst. She conducted chemical, toxicological, and microbiological analyses of various samples such as pesticides, soil, water, cosmetics, food, etc. Coming back to academia, Anuja researched the use of mycorrhiza as a biocontrol agent and biofertilizer. Her post-doctoral work at CAES continued in biocontrol, researching the role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of black-legged tick, the causal agent of Lyme Disease. Then she joined the Toxicology Unit of the Chemical Analysis Section of the Forensic Lab of the State as Chemist. Her work involved qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses to determine the identity and concentration of drugs, controlled substances, and alcohol in biological samples such as blood, urine, and other residue samples submitted by law enforcement and the Office of Medical Examiner’s office. She developed expertise in the area of analytical chemistry working on GC-MS, GC-FID, GC-FID-MS, EMIT, ELISA, and LCMS/MS and drug chemistry. This led to her return to CAES where she has risen to the level of Assistant Scientist II.
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