Alaina Jaster, PhD
@jasteralaina.bsky.social
PhD in PharmTox. Head of Communications at Xylo Bio. Drug policy + harm reduction 🤘Education & Consulting via https://www.psychedelicbrainscience.com
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November 2025 Newsletter
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Curious about EEG signatures and drug discovery? Look no further than Xylo Bio's Neuroscience Newsletter.
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This week kicks off the Drug Policy Alliance Reform Conference!! In Detroit!! My home!!
So excited for my SSDP homies to be in my area and start this week off strong with a policy summit tomorrow before the conference starts Wednesday 🤩
So excited for my SSDP homies to be in my area and start this week off strong with a policy summit tomorrow before the conference starts Wednesday 🤩
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week kicks off the Drug Policy Alliance Reform Conference!! In Detroit!! My home!!
So excited for my SSDP homies to be in my area and start this week off strong with a policy summit tomorrow before the conference starts Wednesday 🤩
So excited for my SSDP homies to be in my area and start this week off strong with a policy summit tomorrow before the conference starts Wednesday 🤩
Curious about EEG signatures and drug discovery? Look no further than Xylo Bio's Neuroscience Newsletter.
Be sure to subscribe for more science & company updates!
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Be sure to subscribe for more science & company updates!
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November 2025 Newsletter
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November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Curious about EEG signatures and drug discovery? Look no further than Xylo Bio's Neuroscience Newsletter.
Be sure to subscribe for more science & company updates!
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Be sure to subscribe for more science & company updates!
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Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
New episode 🧠 This chat features Samantha Bumgardaner, MS, who is currently studying substance use disorders and psychedelics for her PhD at St. Louis University.
They discuss everything from qualitative vs. quantitative research, therapeutic outcomes & much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/61Yr...
They discuss everything from qualitative vs. quantitative research, therapeutic outcomes & much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/61Yr...
Community Focused Research for Addiction ft. Samantha Bumgardaner
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November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
New episode 🧠 This chat features Samantha Bumgardaner, MS, who is currently studying substance use disorders and psychedelics for her PhD at St. Louis University.
They discuss everything from qualitative vs. quantitative research, therapeutic outcomes & much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/61Yr...
They discuss everything from qualitative vs. quantitative research, therapeutic outcomes & much more!
open.spotify.com/episode/61Yr...
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Super important new paper on reports of challenging experiences by therapists who have participated in research trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Reveals huge rift between what providers believe is necessary and what industry is developing as a standard. #psychedelicscience
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Super important new paper on reports of challenging experiences by therapists who have participated in research trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Reveals huge rift between what providers believe is necessary and what industry is developing as a standard. #psychedelicscience
Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
A writer tried dating alt-right men as an experiment to learn about them. There is so much going on here I don't even know where to start
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A writer tried dating alt-right men as an experiment to learn about them. There is so much going on here I don't even know where to start
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
Had my annual scream marathon the last two days and here are the rankings:
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October 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Had my annual scream marathon the last two days and here are the rankings:
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Strongest data yet suggesting that repeated MDMA use causes deficits in declarative memory (e.g., memory for new information, words, etc). #psychedelicscience #MDMA
10.1093/brain/awaf391
10.1093/brain/awaf391
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Strongest data yet suggesting that repeated MDMA use causes deficits in declarative memory (e.g., memory for new information, words, etc). #psychedelicscience #MDMA
10.1093/brain/awaf391
10.1093/brain/awaf391
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Breaking the publication bias against null results requires authors to submit the manuscript, sure, but also requires reviewers to tell the Editor why it is important to publish.
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Breaking the publication bias against null results requires authors to submit the manuscript, sure, but also requires reviewers to tell the Editor why it is important to publish.
What a great start to the week!!
I’ve been selected for the Winter Brain Ann Kelley Memorial Travel Fellowship to present my advocacy work as a scientist!! I’m so excited!!!
See you all at big sky and make sure to come to our workshop 😁
I’ve been selected for the Winter Brain Ann Kelley Memorial Travel Fellowship to present my advocacy work as a scientist!! I’m so excited!!!
See you all at big sky and make sure to come to our workshop 😁
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What a great start to the week!!
I’ve been selected for the Winter Brain Ann Kelley Memorial Travel Fellowship to present my advocacy work as a scientist!! I’m so excited!!!
See you all at big sky and make sure to come to our workshop 😁
I’ve been selected for the Winter Brain Ann Kelley Memorial Travel Fellowship to present my advocacy work as a scientist!! I’m so excited!!!
See you all at big sky and make sure to come to our workshop 😁
Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
tHe PrOtesTs DiDnT eVEn AccOmPlisH aNyThInG…
Hey, you know what?
People seeing that they aren’t alone, feeling connected to their neighbors, and having a fucking shred of JOY AND FUN is ✨ SOMETHING✨
Hey, you know what?
People seeing that they aren’t alone, feeling connected to their neighbors, and having a fucking shred of JOY AND FUN is ✨ SOMETHING✨
a cartoon of spongebob squarepants laying on the ground
Alt: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants laying on the ground
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October 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
tHe PrOtesTs DiDnT eVEn AccOmPlisH aNyThInG…
Hey, you know what?
People seeing that they aren’t alone, feeling connected to their neighbors, and having a fucking shred of JOY AND FUN is ✨ SOMETHING✨
Hey, you know what?
People seeing that they aren’t alone, feeling connected to their neighbors, and having a fucking shred of JOY AND FUN is ✨ SOMETHING✨
Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
🚨Publication alert! 🚨
Why does stress drive psychopathology & transdiagnostic disease?
We present the Allostatic Triage Model of Psychopathology (ATP Model), which explains stress-induced transdiagnostic disease pathogenesis through a bioenergetic lens.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why does stress drive psychopathology & transdiagnostic disease?
We present the Allostatic Triage Model of Psychopathology (ATP Model), which explains stress-induced transdiagnostic disease pathogenesis through a bioenergetic lens.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨Publication alert! 🚨
Why does stress drive psychopathology & transdiagnostic disease?
We present the Allostatic Triage Model of Psychopathology (ATP Model), which explains stress-induced transdiagnostic disease pathogenesis through a bioenergetic lens.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why does stress drive psychopathology & transdiagnostic disease?
We present the Allostatic Triage Model of Psychopathology (ATP Model), which explains stress-induced transdiagnostic disease pathogenesis through a bioenergetic lens.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:
My husband just said Patrick Bateman would’ve been a swiftie and now we have to get a divorce
October 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My husband just said Patrick Bateman would’ve been a swiftie and now we have to get a divorce
The wait between proofs and pub feels sooo long. I just want to see my paper out in the world 🥹
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The wait between proofs and pub feels sooo long. I just want to see my paper out in the world 🥹
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It’s World Mental Health Day!
It’s important that we engage with community members and legislators to better access for mental health treatments.
We’re thrilled to share this convo with MI State Rep. Mike McFall + MI Psychedelic Society founder Julie Barron!
open.spotify.com/episode/0rC7...
It’s important that we engage with community members and legislators to better access for mental health treatments.
We’re thrilled to share this convo with MI State Rep. Mike McFall + MI Psychedelic Society founder Julie Barron!
open.spotify.com/episode/0rC7...
Entheogenic Decrim in Michigan ft. Rep. Mike McFall and Julie Barron
open.spotify.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It’s World Mental Health Day!
It’s important that we engage with community members and legislators to better access for mental health treatments.
We’re thrilled to share this convo with MI State Rep. Mike McFall + MI Psychedelic Society founder Julie Barron!
open.spotify.com/episode/0rC7...
It’s important that we engage with community members and legislators to better access for mental health treatments.
We’re thrilled to share this convo with MI State Rep. Mike McFall + MI Psychedelic Society founder Julie Barron!
open.spotify.com/episode/0rC7...
Part of my new position as head of comms for Xylo Bio is writing their monthly newsletter!
Check it and subscribe for company updates, the latest research in neuropsychiatry + some very cool science in sixty seconds!
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Check it and subscribe for company updates, the latest research in neuropsychiatry + some very cool science in sixty seconds!
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October 2025 Newsletter
www.xylo.bio
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Part of my new position as head of comms for Xylo Bio is writing their monthly newsletter!
Check it and subscribe for company updates, the latest research in neuropsychiatry + some very cool science in sixty seconds!
www.xylo.bio/blog-posts/o...
Check it and subscribe for company updates, the latest research in neuropsychiatry + some very cool science in sixty seconds!
www.xylo.bio/blog-posts/o...
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My friend and colleague @nabarund.bsky.social !!!! www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award
Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My friend and colleague @nabarund.bsky.social !!!! www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...
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Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure Does Not Disrupt Human Fetal Brain Development in Cortical Organoid Models https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.681041v1
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure Does Not Disrupt Human Fetal Brain Development in Cortical Organoid Models https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.681041v1
Reposted by Alaina Jaster, PhD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Finally out!!
Finally out!!
Psychedelic compounds directly excite 5-HT2A layer V medial prefrontal cortex neurons through 5-HT2A Gq activation - Translational Psychiatry
Translational Psychiatry - Psychedelic compounds directly excite 5-HT2A layer V medial prefrontal cortex neurons through 5-HT2A Gq activation
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Finally out!!
Finally out!!
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First lab paper out today! Student authors: Mikayla Cutler and Abhi Thati 🎉🤩
Hippocampus | Neuroscience Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Hippocampus | Neuroscience Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Drug‐Related Engrams and Their Role in the Persistence and Recurrence of Drug‐Related Behaviors
Memory is a cornerstone of human behavior, and addiction offers a compelling model of its persistence and plasticity. The scope of engram research has rapidly expanded to include addiction-related ph....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
First lab paper out today! Student authors: Mikayla Cutler and Abhi Thati 🎉🤩
Hippocampus | Neuroscience Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Hippocampus | Neuroscience Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Every taylor swift album that comes out I listen to and every time I think why is she so popular
This album is very much giving “old pop star tries to stay relevant with more interesting and talented pop stars on the rise”
This album is very much giving “old pop star tries to stay relevant with more interesting and talented pop stars on the rise”
October 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Every taylor swift album that comes out I listen to and every time I think why is she so popular
This album is very much giving “old pop star tries to stay relevant with more interesting and talented pop stars on the rise”
This album is very much giving “old pop star tries to stay relevant with more interesting and talented pop stars on the rise”
Closing out my first week at my dream job. 😍
It’s amazing to be doing what I love at a place where my expertise is valued.
Going from a job that was the complete opposite to this is just an incredible feeling and a reminder that a single bad situation doesn’t define your value.
Cheers! 🥂
It’s amazing to be doing what I love at a place where my expertise is valued.
Going from a job that was the complete opposite to this is just an incredible feeling and a reminder that a single bad situation doesn’t define your value.
Cheers! 🥂
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Closing out my first week at my dream job. 😍
It’s amazing to be doing what I love at a place where my expertise is valued.
Going from a job that was the complete opposite to this is just an incredible feeling and a reminder that a single bad situation doesn’t define your value.
Cheers! 🥂
It’s amazing to be doing what I love at a place where my expertise is valued.
Going from a job that was the complete opposite to this is just an incredible feeling and a reminder that a single bad situation doesn’t define your value.
Cheers! 🥂