A native of Canada, Annabelle Manalo-Morgan, PhD balances life as a scientist, educator, author, and mother of five. Dr. Annabelle has a doctorate in Cell and Development Biology from Vanderbilt University where her focus is on genetic mutations that mimic the offset effects that chemotherapy has on heart disease. She has presented and published on the resulting cardiotoxicity as well as on the developing cardiac mesothelium. In 2016, Dr. Annabelle saved her own son’s life using a cannabinoid formulation that she created and now pursues the possibilities of implementing cannabis and/or plant compounds into current modern medicine. She served as Tikun Olam USA’s Chief Scientific Officer and started her own company, Masaya Medical Inc. in 2019. She is on the board of directors and the lead scientific officer of Nasdaq corporation, Flora Growth.

Dr. Annabelle consults on legislation and is a part of multiple clinical trials around the globe, while advocating as an international speaker for medical cannabis backed by scientific rigor. She believes in bridging the gap between naturopathic medicine and traditional medicine through science. Selected as a Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World 2022, her book Mighty Flower, will be published with ForbesBooks in February of 2023.

“My work doesn’t look back- it looks forward, toward the potential of precision based medicine, of cannabis medicine, of translational biology and an increasing dialogue between holistic care and modern treatment.”