Developed & Conducted by the Division of Pharmacy Professional Development, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin Madison Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances will hold the fifth annual Psychedelic Symposium November 13-14, 2025.
The 2025 UW-Madison Psychedelic Symposium is a dynamic and transdisciplinary event aimed at expanding awareness, fostering knowledge exchange, and bridging gaps in psychedelic research, education, and policy. The symposium will bring together researchers, graduate students, and key industry stakeholders to share knowledge and facilitate collaboration.
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Presentations and panel discussions will focus on priority topic areas:
Industry
Safety & Regulation
Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology & Clinical
The UW Madison Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances would like to thank the Promega Biopharmaceutical Technology Center and the Linton Innovation fund for again hosting and supporting the 5th Annual UW Madison Psychedelic Symposium.
BioPharmaceutical Technology Center
Promega Campus
5445 E Cheryl Pkwy
Fitchburg, WI
Course fee:
No continuing education credit hours are offered for this Symposium.
$250 for 2 days
$125 for one day, either Thur Nov 13 or Friday Nov 14
Grad Students $50 per day, either Thur Nov 13 or Friday Nov 14
Poster Submission Information: If you are interesting in submitting a poster please find information on the More Info tab below. Poster submissions are due by October 23 to be considered.
If you would like to be a sponsor of the Symposium, please contact Paul Hutson.
Course Objectives
The Symposium will highlight prominent issues in the science and therapeutic application of psychedelics, including work being performed in this field at the UW–Madison, as well as featuring nationally renowned keynote speakers, this symposium is intended for students, researchers and clinicians, and the broader community.
The symposium will include:
A keynote session on “Healing justice and centering liberation in psychedelic-assisted therapy” that engages critically with historical, social, and cultural issues surrounding psychedelic science.
A keynote session on "What’s special about psychedelic-evoked neural plasticity?" that examines neural and behavioral effects of psychedelics.
A keynote session on “The therapeutic process: “What happens in the room?” that explores participant and facilitator lived experiences of psychedelic-assisted therapy in clinical research trials.
Speakers and panels highlighting current advances in translating psychedelics into "real world" contexts (including decriminalizing, legalizing, and credentialing).
Course Outline
For detailed information on the conference please visit:
Symposium registration and payment are required for participation in the poster session.
30 posters will be accepted. To be considered your abstract must be received by Wednesday, October 31, 2025.
After that deadline, if 30 abstracts have not yet been approved, the Poster Review Committee may continue to review and accept posters.
Poster sessions will be during lunch hours and end of day receptions on both Thursday and Friday.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Applicants are encouraged to submit posters on research projects relevant to the Symposium theme.
Posters focusing on hypothesis-based or hypthesis-generating reseach are encouraged. Posters simply proposing opinions without objective, supporting evidence are discouraged.
Abstracts should be 200 – 300 words in length.
Please e-mail your abstract to Pam French, who will confirm receipt and manage communications related to the Committee’s review.
Accepted posters should be sized up to 40″ x 30″. We have foam-core boards that you can pin or clip your poster on for easel display. The orientation can be reversed; your poster can be slightly larger (or smaller) and still fit fine. We will provide pins/clips for your use.
