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Franklyn De Silva - S. F. De Silva is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Sciences (completion 2022) enrolled in the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a member of the Drug Discovery and Development Research Group. Franklyn has an AS in Biotechnology from Ellsworth College, Iowa, USA; a BS (double major: Biotechnology and Chemistry, minor in Biology) and MS (Biology: Cell Biology and Molecular Pharmacology) from West Texas A & M University, USA; and completed a biomedical research internship at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, USA. He has worked in the USA and Canada as a biomedical research scientist in areas involving cell & molecular biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaco-kinetics/dynamics, xenobiotics, nutrient transporters, cellular metabolism, small molecule drugs, natural products, and nutraceuticals.

Jane Alcorn - J. Alcorn is Dean and Professor of the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan. She has a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacokinetics) from the University of Kentucky. Jane Alcorn is a member of the Drug Discovery and Development Research Group and the Cannabinoid Research Initiative of Saskatchewan. Jane's expertise in pharmacokinetics has been applied to numerous collaborative research projects involving cancer and the health benefits of phytochemicals such as flaxseed lignans and the cannabinoids.