The Kane lab uses bioinformatics and genomics to investigate genetic, evolutionary, ecological, and applied questions in sunflowers, lichens, and Cannabis. Ongoing projects in Cannabis are aimed at developing resources to modernize our knowledge, tools, and breeding of this under-studied genus, and to answer a range of basic science questions, including the genetics of secondary compound metabolism and the genetics of sex determination. I hope that through REACH we can combine the expertise across a wide range of disciplines, enabling us to directly and indirectly connect genetic and chemical variation in the plants to the beneficial and harmful effects on humans, and to thereby improve our understanding of the workings of the human endocannabinoid system.