📣Meet the THRIVE Lab at UCSF, USA, led by Dr. Aoife O'Donovan. They study how psychological stress causes ill health and are looking for post-docs and a research assistant for clinical PNI projects. 🔗odonovanlab.ucsf.edu Aoife O'Donovan (she/her) #meet_the_lab #hiring

We (label-free!) imaged the hippocampus of stressed rats (ex vivo) and observed numerous features of metabolic stress! Chris Palmer, MD Martin Picard Aoife O'Donovan (she/her) Elissa Epel Labelfree mapping and profiling of altered lipid homeostasis in the ra... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

SPIKED: Stanford Placebo vs Intraop Ketamine Evaluated for Depression. We masked ketamine with surgical anesthesia in depressed patients. Full details now published, peer review pending. Huge antidepressant response in both groups. Theresa Lii, M.D. 1st auth bit.ly/3LMAueK

More job openings in Aoife O'Donovan (she/her) and TrPR Program @ UCSF. Data analyst position open now TrPR Program @ UCSF: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search… Upcoming openings for a CRC and postdoc in PNI research Aoife O'Donovan (she/her) - ideally with psychophys &/or fear conditioning experience. Watch this space!

RIP Sinead O’Connor. A true legend, truth teller, and fierce defender of trauma survivors. She is a huge loss to Ireland and the world ❤️

I just experienced one of my first ‘full circle’ moments. I bought this bottle of water on my train to Dublin and noticed the name - Tipperary. Almost immediately, I began humming a tune. I searched “Tipperary song” on Google and learned that it was an old wartime song during

This is going to be a great course on stress research!

Almost every talk at this year's (lovely) MGH psychedelic conference noted a need to better understand the psychotherapy paired with psychedelics. So, it seemed like a good time to share our preprint: “Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: Where is the psychotherapy research?”

THRIVE Lab is searching for an outstanding STUDY COORDINATOR to help run our upcoming NIMH-funded study. Would love to find someone interested in a career focused on PNI/PTSD/trauma/fear/anxiety. Please send candidates our way!!

Last call for applicants for our CRC position at UCSF/SFVA. This is a great post for someone interested in PTSD, psychoneuroimmunology, or psychophysiology. Apply ASAP! recruiting.ultipro.com/NOR1032NCIRE/J…

Psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance from certain mushrooms, remains a Schedule 1 drug in the U.S., yet efforts to make it accessible for mental health treatments are increasing. Listen to a recent interview with Joshua Woolley, MD. ow.ly/E2OZ30sF4OH

Can modifications of informed consent address functional unmasking in RCTs of psychedelic therapy? For answer, see latest TrPR Program @ UCSF paper with the amazing D. Parker Kelley, Michelle Matvey, Josh Woolley MD/PhD Ellen Bradley Winston Chiong @[email protected] in JAMA Psychiatry

“Energy is the missing dimension of biomedicine. If you think of health as energy, it inspires you ask different questions. How much energy does it cost to heal the brain? Does the food you eat influence your mitochondria?" Brain mapping and models by Michel Thiebaut de S