Psychedelic Conversations | Cody Wenthur - School of Pharmacy #ICPR24

Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research! #ICPR24

In this episode of Psychedelic Conversations, I sit down with Cody Wenthur, an assistant professor from the University of Wisconsin's School of Pharmacy. Recorded at the ICPR 24 conference in Haarlem, Netherlands, we delve into Cody's motivations for entering the psychedelic research field, driven by his fascination with how small molecules can significantly alter human behavior. We explore the unique master's program at his school, which focuses on psychoactive pharmaceutical investigation, preparing students to navigate the regulatory process for brain-active molecules. Cody shares insights from the conference, discusses regulatory developments in Europe, and highlights the importance of education in advancing the field of psychedelic studies. Join us for an enlightening discussion on the intersections of science, education, and psychedelics.

About Cody:

From his earliest days in the laboratory, he’s been particularly interested in questions that give a better picture of how the brain turns external stimuli into lasting decisions and driven by the vision of using the answers to try to improve human mental health. Cody honed this translational ethos during his training at Purdue, Vanderbilt, and Scripps, which included clinical work in inpatient psychiatric units, mechanistically novel academic drug discovery efforts, and the search for biomarkers of response to vaccines directed against abusable psychoactive substances.

Cody is directing a group of talented, curious individuals from both clinical and basic science backgrounds, and he is relishing the unexpected insights and challenges that arise as he works through forward-looking problems at the interface of chemistry, neuroscience, physiology, and pharmacology. Whether through development of vaccines directed against synthetic psychoactive drugs, pharmacologic dissection of rapidly acting antidepressant activity, or manipulation of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy context, current projects in his lab ultimately focus on maximizing the benefits and minimizing the harms arising from chemically induced mechanisms of long-term behavioral change.

Connect with Cody:

Email: wenthur@wisc.edu

Twitter: https://x.com/wenthurlab?s=21&t=yQZ5Nn9I3PFK-NVgLsjHjA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-wenthur?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

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About Susan Guner:

Susan is a trained somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and empathetic self-exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development.

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