Rebecca Lazarou is a PhD candidate at Kew Gardens and UCL School Of Pharmacy, undertaking her research in medicinal plant science and herbalism. She is co-editor for educational charity Herbal Reality,  board member of The McKenna Academy and founder of Laz The Plant Scientist.  She completed a degree in Biomedicine- Human Biology always with the intention of bridging the gap between traditional medical knowledge and science, and has also completed a masters in Medicinal Natural Products and Phytochemistry. Her work spans across the fields of medical science, academia, ethnobotany, herbalism, cannabis and psychedelics.