Alaina M. Jaster, PhD

Alaina M. Jaster, PhD is a neuropharmacologist focused on understanding underlying mechanisms of addiction and neuropsychiatric disorders. She received her PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from Virginia Commonwealth University where work focused on the molecular targets and mechanisms of psychedelics and their effects on opioid-drug seeking in rodent models.  She is the co-founder of Psychedelic Brain Science and Your Brain on Science, a website and podcast venture aimed at educating the public about psychedelic science. Her current research as a postdoc at Wayne State University focuses on translational methods to assess behavioral and neurological changes associated with trauma as well as use and perceptions of psychedelics in adolescents.