
Devin Effinger, PhD
@devin_effinger
Postdoc at @cuanschutz researching #psychedelics | lived experience of TBI & SUD #recovery | Board member, @winter_brain
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What if psychedelics could heal trauma? with Devin Effinger, PhD

Are you Winter Conference on Brain Research ?? Come check out our panel this afternoon on microdosing #psychedelics. Including lived experience, preclinical effects, clinical effects, and my work utilizing rodent echocardiogram to assess potential cardiovascular risks. #WCBR2025 🍄


I doubt Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. or proponents of ketamine use know that without NHP research, that drug would not have been discovered It will be shortsighted to stop NHP research in US because "it is expensive" when a few NHPs may provide far more valuable data than thousands of mice

Our latest study identifies a specific cell type and receptor essential for psilocybin’s long-lasting neural and behavioral effects 🍄🔬🧠🐁 Led by Ling-Xiao Shao and Clara Liao Funded by NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 📄Read in nature - nature.com/articles/s4158… 1/12



We're recruiting a new therapist(s) for ongoing & upcoming clinical trials with psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy at U Calgary & Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) Come join our diverse, growing Psychedelic & Cannabinoid Therapeutics (PaCT) Lab team exploring evidence-based psychedelic interventions! Ad here: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/16016023-…



Honored and excited to present my work at the Rising Stars in Neuroscience Symposium! Grateful to Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Friedman Brain Institute and U of Utah Department of Neurobiology for this opportunity — can’t wait to share what I’ve been working on!






The inaugural #GRCPsychedelics was a success! I am honored to have been one of a few chosen to receive a travel award and be able to share the stage with the leaders in the field. Very grateful to the organizers. 🙏 Alex Kwan 關進晞 Vlad Vyazovskiy Dr Melissa Herman Vidita Vaidya
