LeafWorks DNA

Name: LeafWorks DNA
Address: 200 South Main Street #130/150, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, US
Telephone: +18005491731
Rating: 3.7

We’re LeafWorks, a botanical genomics company conducting cutting edge research and developing commercial DNA services for the natural products industry.

05/14/2026

Miss out on last week’s live webinar? Don’t worry! Check out the full recording through the link in our bio.

🧬 Join LeafWorks’ co-founder and CSO, Kerin Law PhD, to learn:

• How advances in sequencing technology at LeatWorks have fundamentally changed what DNA testing can deliver for botanical identification today.

•Current best practices in botanical DNA identification with a focus on real-world application.

• The strengths of DNA testing for species identification and its role within an integrated testing strategy. Both qualitative and quantitative DNA analyses will be discussed, including guidance on when each approach is most appropriate.

• LeafWorks’ new single-prep, multi-endpoint DNA analysis, a globally-accessible model that expands analytical scope without redundant sample preparation, improving efficiency, cost control, and scalability.

05/07/2026

🌟Don’t miss out on today’s free Live Webinar with LeafWorks’ co-founder and CSO, Kerin Law, PhD, discussing:

•How advances in sequencing technology at LeafWorks have fundamentally changed what DNA testing can deliver for botanical identification today.

•Current best practices in botanical DNA identification with a focus on real-world application.

•The strengths of DNA testing for species identification and its role within an integrated testing strategy. Both qualitative and quantitative DNA analyses will be discussed, including guidance on when each approach is most appropriate.

•LeafWorks’ new single-prep, multi-endpoint DNA analysis, a globally-accessable model that expands analytical scope without redundant sample preparation, improving efficiency, cost control, and scalability.

When: Today, May 7, 11am PST
🔗Register or join here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7454995774008078336

05/06/2026

📣Happening TOMORROW!
If you missed our talk at ICSB Oxford on advancements in sequencing technology and DNA testing for ingredient ID, join us tomorrow for a free live webinar with LeafWorks’ co-founder and CSO, Kerin Law, PhD!

You’ll learn:

•How advances in sequencing technology at LeafWorks have fundamentally changed what DNA testing can deliver for botanical identification today.

•Current best practices in botanical DNA identification with a focus on real-world application.

•The strengths of DNA testing for species identification and its role within an integrated testing strategy. Both qualitative and quantitative DNA analyses will be discussed, including guidance on when each approach is most appropriate.

•LeafWorks’ new single-prep, multi-endpoint DNA analysis, a globally-accessable model that expands analytical scope without redundant sample preparation, improving efficiency, cost control, and scalability.

When: May 7, 2026, 11am PST
🔗Register at: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7454995774008078336

05/05/2026

🌿For decades, cannabis breeding has relied on visual selection. But when it comes to building stable genetics and true in**ed lines, DNA sequencing can be a game changer.
Learn how and LeafWorks use heterozygosity testing to improve cannabis breeding, build stable genetics, and speed up strain development in our latest blog, linked in our bio.

05/04/2026

We had such an incredible time at ICSB Oxford this year! It was amazing to hear all the really interesting research going on in botanicals, and interface with industry and FDA regulators to hear how they’re viewing the latest issues. We’re so incredibly proud of our team for all their talks and posters. Here are some highlights!

• “Canndor Herbarium: A Comprehensive Herbarium Resource for Cannabis Identity, Diversity, and Botanical Research.” -Presentation by Nick Batora, PhD

• “Establishing a Fit-for-Purpose DNA Identity Test for Reishi” -Poster by Laura Klein, PhD

• “Advancements in Botanical ID Using DNA: Modern DNA Methods for Complex Products and Supply Chains.” -Presentation by Kerin Law, PhD

📣Missed it at ICSB Oxford? Catch the live webinar of Kerin Law’s talk this Thursday, May 7th! Register through the link in our bio!

Pictured:

Robert Welch, PharmD - National Center for Cannabis Research at University of Mississippi
Kyle Boyar - Bio-Rad
Nick Batora, PhD - LeafWorks
Yasha Kahn - MCR Labs

Eleanor K***z, PhD - LeafWorks
Mark Blumenthal - American Botanical Council

Nick Batora, Phd - LeafWorks

Laura Klein, PhD - LeafWorks

Kerin Law, PhD - LeafWorks

04/30/2026

Learn how Atlas Seed and LeafWorks use heterozygosity testing to improve cannabis breeding, build stable genetics, and speed up strain development.

Visit leafworks.com to learn more about or shop our cannabis & h**p tests!

04/29/2026

🌟Did you miss our talk at ICSB Oxford on advancements in sequencing technology and DNA testing for ingredient ID? Catch it again with our upcoming free Live Webinar, when LeafWorks’ co-founder and CSO, Kerin Law, PhD, will discuss:

•How advances in sequencing technology at LeafWorks have fundamentally changed what DNA testing can deliver for botanical identification today.

•Current best practices in botanical DNA identification with a focus on real-world application.

•The strengths of DNA testing for species identification and its role within an integrated testing strategy. Both qualitative and quantitative DNA analyses will be discussed, including guidance on when each approach is most appropriate.

•LeafWorks’ new single-prep, multi-endpoint DNA analysis, a globally-accessible model that expands analytical scope without redundant sample preparation, improving efficiency, cost control, and scalability.

When: May 7, 2026, 11am PST
Follow the link in our bio to register!

04/23/2026

LeafWorks in the news! 📣

A recent study published in BMC Complementary Medicines and Therapies (Wirasathien et al., 2026) found adulteration and misrepresentation of cordyceps supplements sold in Thailand. SupplySide Supplement Journal discusses the resulting implications for product verification in the domestic market, and how LeafWorks’ Functional Fungi DNA ID tests are uniquely able to fill the testing gap.

“Quality experts said the results of the study should serve as a wake-up call for companies sourcing these ingredients and marketing products in the domestic market. …In the absence of agreed-upon chemical analysis methods, a plant genetics company has stepped up to help fill the gap. LeafWorks, a company that originally worked on the genetics of cannabis strains, has lately added a suite of DNA methods for fungal products. The assays work across a wide variety of matrices and product types, said co-founder Eleanor K***z, Ph.D.”

Read the rest of Eleanor’s take and the full article, linked in our bio.

04/22/2026

We’re excited for Day 3 of ICSB Oxford 2026! Join LeafWorks’ Nick Batora at 1:00-1:20pm today in OCC Auditorium, to learn about Canndor Herbarium, the first dedicated cannabis herbarium. Founded in 2016, Canndor provides a lasting repository for the taxonomic, genetic, and morphological diversity of cultivars and landraces within the species. Included in this talk:

-A case study using herbarium vouchers collected from 2017 through 2022 to investigate natural variation in leaf morphology.
-A highlight of the expanding utility of the herbarium for studies that rely on accurate cultivar identification, including its essential role in confirming clonal identity for field and greenhouse experiments, where ensuring that plants are true to type is critical for reproducible results, meaningful comparisons across studies, and enforcement of material transfer agreements.

Where: OCC Auditorium, Session 11A (“Cannabis Science: Identity, Diversity, and Botanical Research”)
When: 1:00-1:20pm

04/21/2026

Join LeafWorks’ Laura Klein, PhD, at ICSB Oxford’s poster session today, April 21. Come by the OCC Cedar Room from 5:30-8:00PM to chat about our latest research, and learn how LeafWorks’ next generation, DNA-based identity testing framework addresses the current challenge of ambiguity in reishi nomenclature and labeling in the market.

Address

200 South Main Street #130/150
Sebastopol, CA
95472

Telephone

+18005491731

Website

https://www.leafworks.com/

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