Kannalife, Inc. announced that Douglas Brenneman, PhD, will present the Company’s recent research findings at the 29th Annual International Cannabinoid Research Society Symposium on the Cannabinoids in Bethesda, Md., on July 2. Dr. Brenneman, slated to begin his presentation at 11:15 am EST on July 2, will discuss the Company’s research findings recently published in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (JOMN). The research published in the JOMN describes, in detail, the siRNA knockdown and mechanism of action for both KLS-13019 and cannabidiol (CBD) in the potential treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Kannalife’s research into neuropathic pain was performed in collaboration with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and funded by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The study performed compares Kannalife’s lead cannabidiol-derived compound KLS-13019 to pure cannabidiol (CBD) on the sodium-calcium exchanger (mNCX-1) target and its effects on the mitochondrial function, a major component in cellular respiration, energy, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and intracellular calcium mobilization, which play a role in neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain. Sara Jane Ward, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at LKSOM, independently began the research focused on CBD for the potential treatment of CIPN in 2010 at LKSOM and published three papers on the subject prior to beginning the collaboration with Kannalife.