Lumír Ondřej Hanuš
Lumír Ondřej Hanuš | |
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לומיר הנוש | |
| Born | November 20, 1947 |
| Alma mater | Palacký University Olomouc |
| Known for | Isolation and description of Anandamide |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cannabis research, coca leaves research |
| Institutions | Palacký University Olomouc Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Lumír Ondřej Hanuš (Hebrew: לומיר הנוש) is a Czech analytic chemist and leading authority in the field of cannabis research. In 1992, he and William Anthony Devane isolated and first described the structure of anandamide, an endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter.