The Phytecs team includes researchers who pioneered our modern understanding of the endocannabinoid system and how dysregulation of the system affects human health and disease.  Together, we are guiding development of novel ECS therapeutic interventions.

Raphael Mechoulam, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Senior Scientific Advisor

Dr. Mechoulam received his Masters Degree in Biochemistry from the Hebrew University in 1952 and his Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute in 1958 where he studied under Professor F. Sondheimer.…
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Tony Coelho

Advisory Board

Tony Coelho is a former six-term United States congressman from California and was elected House Majority Whip. Mr.Coelho was the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.…
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Gary Hiller

President/COO

Gary Hiller is a seasoned business executive whose professional career path has taken him from legislative analyst on Capitol Hill, to corporate transactional attorney, to executive management with a focus…
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Tamás Bíró, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.

Director of Applied Research

Dr. Tamás Bíró is Professor and Chair of the Department of Immunology at the University of Debrecen in Hungary. Dr. Bíró is also Head of the DE-MTA Lendület Cellular Physiology…
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Mauro Maccarrone, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Advisory Board

Prof. Mauro Maccarrone is Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. He also serves as Director of the Laboratory of Lipid Neurochemistry of…
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Cecilia Hillard, Ph.D.

Advisory Board

Cecilia Hillard is currently Professor of Pharmacology and Director of the Neuroscience Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her laboratory has long-standing interests in the pharmacology of the…
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Jürg Gertsch, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Advisory Board

Since 2014, Dr. Jürg Gertsch has been the Co-director of the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bern, Switzerland, where he serves as full professor of…
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Heather Bradshaw, Ph.D.

Advisory Board

Heather Bradshaw, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Indiana University, where she directs the Bradshaw Lab of Lipid Neuroscience. Dr. Bradshaw has…
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Katarzyna Starowicz, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Advisory Board

Katarzyna Starowicz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pain Pharmacology at Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, where she directs the Pain Lab. Dr. Starowicz has…
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Pal Pacher M.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A., F.A.C.C.

Advisory Board

Dr. Pacher is a Head of Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury at National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at National Institutes of Health, USA. He is also…
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Yossi Tam, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Advisory Board

Dr. Tam is director of the Hebrew University’s Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabinoid Research, one of the world’s leading institutes for conducting and coordinating research about cannabinoids, endocannabinoids and medical Cannabis.…
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Daniel Javitt, M.D., Ph.D.

Advisory Board

Dr. Javitt is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he directs the Division of Experimental Therapeutics.  In addition, he serves as Director…
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