Basic Science
Psychedelic drug design involves
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de novo chemical synthesis
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natural product isolation
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pharmacological testing of new and existing substances
Design and synthesis of novel compounds
- Structure-activity relationships
- In vitro and in vivo pharmacology
- Pattern-guided, fragment-based, and artificial intelligence-augmented drug design
Innovative chemical syntheses
- Isotope labeling
- Green chemistry
- Streamlined chemical processes
Isolation of natural products
Advanced analytics
- GC/MS, LC/MS/MS
- Thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry
- NMR, IR, Raman spectroscopy
- X-ray diffraction analysis
Neuropsychopharmacology
- Receptor pharmacology, neurochemistry
- Neural circuitry
- Brain imaging
- Correlation of in vitro and animal data with human experiential effects