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Local researchers work to eliminate the high from medical marijuana

Professor Ganesh Thakur of Northeastern University has a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for his research in splitting up those properties. Thakur’s research is focusing on the development of compounds that will replicate the positive aspects of marijuana without the high. One of Thakur’s graduate students, Abhijit Kulkarni, said “This will […]

Hope that a prescription can mimic marijuana’s benefits

At Northeastern University, assistant professor of pharmacy Ganesh Thakur received a $2 million federal grant in September from the National Eye Institute to create a compound to treat glaucoma, an eye disease that blinds 60 million people worldwide. Thakur’s goal is to design a drug that mimics marijuana’s ability to reduce the fluid pressure inside […]

A blue-gloved researcher holds a small vial in a lab.

New treatment offers hope to end the pain of neuropathy for millions

Northeastern expert Ganesh Thakur’s research on non-opioid pain treatment yields promising new remedies for neuropathy.

Northeastern University researchers are looking for a drug to stop the opioid epidemic

Ganesh Thakur, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has created a chemical compound that could enhance the body’s own ability to relieve pain well enough to replace opioids, without putting patients at risk of becoming addicted.

A promising alternative to medical marijuana

Assistant professor of pharmacy Ganesh Thakur has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue his groundbreaking work to create a novel class of compounds to treat glaucoma.

Last dance with Mary Jane

Assistant professor of pharmacy Ganesh Thakur is developing compounds that have the same benefits as medicinal marijuana but without the negative side effects.