University of Wisconsin–Madison

UW Madison Psychedelic Symposium

This Symposium is made possible in part by the following sponsors:

Department of Family Medicine, University of WI-Madison
Department of Pathobiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine, University of WI-Madison
Integra-Windrose Recovery
MindMed
Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), University of WI - Madison
Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
WARF

The University of Wisconsin Madison Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances will hold the third annual Psychedelic Symposium November 2-3, 2023.

The Symposium will highlight community engagement approaches, scientific and clinical 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 “Decolonial Psychedelics” that engages critically with the social and cultural issues that have marginalized key voices in the renewed interest in psychedelics.
  • A keynote session on “Addressing the Psychedelic Experience” that examines the relevance (or irrelevance) of the psychedelic experience in scientific research and therapeutic applications of psychedelics.
  • Information and roundtables highlighting distinct models of care being applied to the use of psychedelics in therapeutic contexts.
  • Cutting-edge research and scholarly updates in the form of lectures and poster presentations on recently published or ongoing work in the area of psychedelic studies.
  • Social and networking opportunities that supplement the main academic program of the symposium, including catered meals, poster reception, other activities.

 

 

Registration Information

Register

Refund Policy

Course date:Nov 2, 2023 - Nov 3, 2023
Location:

BioPhamaceutical Technology Center Institute
Promega Campus
5445 E Cheryl Pkwy
Fitchburg, WI

Course fee:

$200 for 2 days 
$100 for one day, either Thur Nov 2 or Friday Nov 3

Grad Students
$50 per day, either Thur Nov 2 or Friday Nov 3

If you are interesting in submitting a poster please find information on the More Info tab below.

Poster submission due by October 18 to be considered.

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 “Decolonial Psychedelics” that engages critically with the social and cultural issues that have marginalized key voices in the renewed interest in psychedelics.
  • A keynote session on “Addressing the Psychedelic Experience” that examines the relevance (or irrelevance) of the psychedelic experience in scientific research and therapeutic applications of psychedelics.
  • Information and roundtables highlighting distinct models of care being applied to the use of psychedelics in therapeutic contexts.
  • Cutting-edge research and scholarly updates in the form of lectures and poster presentations on recently published or ongoing work in the area of psychedelic studies.
  • Social and networking opportunities that supplement the main academic program of the symposium, including catered meals, poster reception, other activities.

 

Course Outline

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00-4:45 pm

Pre-Symposium workshop: Psychedelic Collections and Codices
Memorial Library, UW Campus

OPTIONAL- NOT INCLUDED IN THE SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION

Limit 60 people. Please register to secure a spot! There is no cost for this workshop.

12:00        Optional Tour to Special Collections, 9th Floor, Memorial Library, with Laura Martin
1:00          Welcome and Introductions: Lucas Richert, Liz Birkhauser, Alberto Vargas
Session I: Documents, Interpretation and Relevance
1:15          Osiris Gonzalez, PhD, University of Saskatchewan
1:35          Melissa Frost, PhD, University of Virgina, Charlottsville
1:55          Diana Negrin, PhD, University of California-Berkeley
2:15          Panel discussion with speakers
2:45          Break

Session II Collection Appraisal and Development

3:00          Stephanie Schmitz, MLS, Purdue University 
3:20          Hannah Swan, PhD, MSc, PGDip, School of Pharmacy
3:40          Amanda Pratt, PhD, Kennesaw State University   
4:00          Panel and Audience Q&A
4:45          Closing Comments:  Lucas Richert, Liz Birkhauser, Alberto Varga

Thursday, November 2, 2023
8:15 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:50 am

Welcome and Introductions

Paul Hutson, John Dunne and Alberto Vargas

and 

William A. Linton
Executive Director and CEO
Usona Institute and Promega
Fitchburg, WI

 

Morning Session-Decolonial Psychedelics

9:00 am

Decolonial Psychedelics: An Epistemic Evaluation
Speaker: Eduardo Schenberg, PhD
Instituto Phaneros, Brazil

9:40 am

Decolonial Psychedelics II
Speaker: Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington

10:20 am Break
10:30 am

Decolonial Psychedelics III
Speaker: Stephanie Schmitz, MLS, Clinical Associate Professor, Betsy Gordon Archivist for Psychoactive Substance Research, Purdue University

11:10 am

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Steve Paulson
Eduardo Schenberg, Darron Smith and Stephanie Schmitz

12:00 pm Lunch and Poster Session
 

Afternoon Session - Research and Engagement at UW-Madison and Beyond

1:15 pm

TCRPS 2023 Updates - Humanities
Speakers:
Lucas Richert, PhD, Associate Professor,  George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy Director of Graduate Studies, Health Services Research in Pharmacy Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy
and 
Alberto Vargas, PhD, Associate Director, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2:00 pm

TCRPS 2023 Updates - Pre-Clinical
Speaker: Matthew Banks, PhD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

2:30 pm

TCRPS 2023 Updates - Clinical
Speaker: Christopher Nicholas, PhD, Assistant Professor (CHS), Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine

3:00 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Working with Communities
Speakers:
Sisi Lee, PhD, Senior Data Architect Lead, Porta Sophia
and 
Bennett Zelner, PhD, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

3:45 pm

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Steve Paulson
Speakers: Lucas Richert, Matthew Banks, Christopher Nicolas, Sisi Lee and Bennett Zelner

4:15 pm

Closing Remarks

              4:30 pm

Poster session and reception

Friday, November 3, 2023
8:15 am

Continental Breakfast

8:45 am

Welcome and Introductions

Paul Hutson, PharmD, BCOP, Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy

 

Morning Session - Addressing the Psychedelic Experience


9:00 am

Experience I
Speaker: David Olson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California-Davis

9:40 am

Experience II

Speaker: Boris Heifets, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

10:20 am

Break
10:30 am

Experience III

Speaker: Chris Timmermann, PhD, Imperial College-London

11:10 am

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Steve Paulson

David Olson, Chris Timmermann, Boris Heifets, John Dunne

12:00 pm

Lunch and Poster Session

 

Afternoon Session - Current Advances and Outstanding Issues

1:15 pm

Psychedelic Science-Greatest Hits of 2023 - Humanities

Speaker: Lucas Richert, PhD, Associate Professor,  George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy Director of Graduate Studies, Health Services Research in Pharmacy Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy

1:45 pm

Psychedelic Science-Greatest Hits of 2023-Preclinical

Speaker: Cody Wenthur, PharmD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy

2:15 pm

Psychedelic Science-Greatest Hits of 2023-Clinical 

Speaker: Charles Raison, MD, Professor, Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Distinguished Chair for Healthy Minds Children & Families, Professor, Department of Psychiatry School of Human Ecology and School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2:45 pm

Break

3:00 pm

What are the Big Issues in Applied Psychedelics?
Speakers: Chantelle Thomas MS, PhD, Executive Clinical Director Intergra - Windrose Recovery, Brookfield, WI

3:15 pm

Psychedelic Practitioner Panel
Speakers:
Allan Ajaya, PhD,
Psychotherapist, Being Awareness, Madison, WI
David Esselman PhD,
Executive Director, BrainFutures, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Garrett, JD,
Assistant Deputy Secretary, WI Department of Safety and Professional Services, Madison, WI
Chantelle Thomas, PhD
Cody Wenthur, PhD

4:15 pm

Closing Remarks

4:30 pm

Reception and Poster Session

5:30 pm Adjourn

Instructors

Allan Ajaya, PhD, Psychotherapist, Being Awareness, Madison, WI

Matthew Banks, PhD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

David Esselman MBA, Executive Director, BrainFutures, Los Angeles, CA

Boris Heifets, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Sisi Lee, PhD, Senior Data Architect Lead, Sophia, Madison, WI

Christopher Nicholas, PhD, Assistant Professor (CHS), Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

David Olson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA

Charles Raison, MD, Professor, Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Distinguished Chair for Healthy Minds Children & Families, Professor, Department of Psychiatry School of Human Ecology and School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Lucas Richert, PhD, Associate Professor,  George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy Director of Graduate Studies, Health Services Research in Pharmacy Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI

Eduardo Schenberg, PhD, Instituto Phaneros, Brazil

Stephanie Schmitz, MLS, Clinical Associate Professor, Betsy Gordon Archivist for Psychoactive Substances Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Germantown, TN

Chantelle Thomas MS, PhD, Executive Clinical Director Windrose Recovery, Brookfield, WI

Alberto Vargas, PhD, Associate Director, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Cody Wenthur, PharmD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI

Bennett Zelner, PhD, Associate Professor of Business and Public Health Policy, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Planning Committee

John Dunne, PhD, Co-Chair, Distinguished Professor of Contemplative Humanities, Chair Department of Asian Languages & Cultures and Core Faculty, Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Alberto Vargas, PhD, Co-Chair, Associate Director, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies, UW-Madison

Accommodations

Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the registrant.

Room blocks have been set up at the following:

Wyndham Garden Madison Fitchburg (1.4 miles to Symposium site)
2969 Cahill Main
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-274-7200
Price: $99.00
Group Code: 110123UWP

More Info

2023 Pychedelic Symposium
Poster Submission OVERVIEW

30 posters will be accepted. To be considered your abstract must be received by Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

Symposium registration and fee payment are also required for participation. 

After that deadline, if 30 abstracts have not yet been approved, the Poster Review Committee will review and accept posters until that total is reached.

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 should address research questions rather than product descriptions or usage.

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.