McGill-led training program receives $1.65M NSERC CREATE grant

McGill Prof. Mark Lefsrud and team awarded a $1.65 million research grant for their program, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training An inter-university collaboration led by Dr. Mark Lefsrud , Associate Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering, has received a $1.65 million research grant, to be distributed over six years, from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program. The Canadian Government and NSERC announced a total investment of $24.75 million in CREATE program funding to 15 research teams across Canada. The CREATE Program improves the mentoring of, and training environment for, the Canadian researchers of tomorrow by improving areas such as communication, collaboration and professional skills; and providing experience relevant to both academic and non-academic research environments. This CREATE training program, Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training (QAQCC), led by Professor Lefsrud, is composed of a complementary team of nine experienced researchers from McGill University, the University of Ottawa and the University of Saskatchewan, who all harbour expertise and knowledge applicable to the cannabis sector. They will work together to train students across Canada to ensure high-quality and safe cannabis production and products in Canada. "I would like to thank the Government of Canada and NSERC for their significant investment in Professor Lefsrud's McGill-led research and training program," said Martha Crago, Vice-Principal of Research and Innovation.