Congrats to @pact-lab.bsky.social lab PhD students @anadeutsch.bsky.social and @keiraaub.bsky.social on receiving Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Doctoral Awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 🎉

Congrats to our fearless leader @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social for her promotion to Associate Professor!! 👏

Leah Mayo@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Last week the @pact-lab.bsky.social colluded with my family to throw a surprise roller rink party to celebrate my promotion 🎉 [Temporarily overlooking their ease in lying/deceiving me in the planning of this event] I am incredibly grateful to work alongside this team 💪

... and the latest good news from the PaCT Lab below ⬇️

Leah Mayo@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · 4mo ago

CONGRATS to postdoc @ryanntansey.bsky.social on receiving a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award from CIHR (and scoring in the top 5%!) 🎉 Ryann is the neuroimaging lead on our team & this fellowship will support her in exploring impact of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy using MR spectroscopy 🧠 🍄

‼️ 📝 It's time for a PaCT Lab publication round up! 📝 ‼️ What has the lab been getting up to in the past year or so (other than many great meals together)? See this thread ⬇️

Grateful to @globalnews.ca for visiting to discuss our upcoming trial led by @pact-lab.bsky.social postdoc Gavin Petrie with @cannabrain.bsky.social exploring dose-response effects of THC products from Avicanna, setting the stage for upcoming clinical trials using controlled THC dosing

UCalgary scientists study optimal THC dosage for therapeutic use | Watch News Videos Online

Watch UCalgary scientists study optimal THC dosage for therapeutic use Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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The PaCT Lab is gearing up for the Calgary Stampede ;)

#ThisWeekInNPP Studies in animal models & healthy humans suggested that increasing the eCB ligand AEA (via FAAH inhibition) may be a novel PTSD treatment - but did it work? Find out in this recent paper from @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social @pact-lab.bsky.social & co

The efficacy of elevating anandamide via inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) combined with internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorde...

Neuropsychopharmacology - The efficacy of elevating anandamide via inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) combined with internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of...

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The undertaking of the century fresh off the press from my first postdoc in Sweden. Not what we hoped to find but that raises new questions on the topic of endocannabinoids and their relationship with PTSD #Cannabinerds

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Leah Mayo@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · last yr.

Its a long weekend here in Canada, which seems appropriate to mourn our recent @npp-journal.bsky.social paper, in which we find that FAAH inhibition does NOT improve symptoms in PTSD🙁 A heroic effort w/ @cannabrain.bsky.social @connorhaggarty.bsky.social @ryanntansey.bsky.social & many more 🧵⬇️

What's been taking up a good chuck of the PaCT Lab's time & effort for the last couple years? Our paper on our clinical trial of FAAH inhibition for PTSD is finally OUT in @npp-journal.bsky.social !!! ✨💫 A HUGE effort from many individuals! See thread below for a summary!

Leah Mayo@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · last yr.

Its a long weekend here in Canada, which seems appropriate to mourn our recent @npp-journal.bsky.social paper, in which we find that FAAH inhibition does NOT improve symptoms in PTSD🙁 A heroic effort w/ @cannabrain.bsky.social @connorhaggarty.bsky.social @ryanntansey.bsky.social & many more 🧵⬇️

‼️‼️ Have you checked out the commentary written by @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social & PaCT Lab postdoc Gavin Petrie yet?!?! You should do that NOW!

Journal of Clinical Investigation@jci.org · last yr.

GLP-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of alcohol use disorder: buff.ly/eXYRNg2 @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social & @pact-lab.bsky.social provides a Commentary on Farokhnia et al. (buff.ly/BjP1kRB)

We're recruiting a new therapist(s) for ongoing & upcoming clinical trials with psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy at @ucalgary.bsky.social Come join our diverse, growing @pact-lab.bsky.social team exploring evidence-based psychedelic interventions! Ad here: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1601602...

Are you interested in reducing your alcohol consumption? We are testing the effectiveness of psilocybin (the primary component of “magic mushrooms”) + psychotherapy for the reduction of alcohol consumption. Apply through the link in our bio or contact our team at pactlab@ucalgary.ca

Amazing work from lab undergrad Georgia!

Leah Mayo@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · last yr.

Congrats to @pact-lab.bsky.social *undergrad* student Georgia Elliot on her first first-author paper out now in @ajdaajournal.bsky.social, resulting from her summer fellowship spent with us 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Dedicated federal funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy trials has allowed our @pact-lab.bsky.social team to explore innovative approaches to substance use disorder treatment ⤵️ www.cihr.ca/e/54242.html

Be sure to check out the original paper, featuring @madeleinejones.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social @abby-lunge.bsky.social & other @pact-lab.bsky.social team members www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans

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The first @pact-lab.bsky.social paper of 2025 is out now in @npp-journal.bsky.social 🤩 Led by @madeleinejones.bsky.social & @connorhaggarty.bsky.social ft. @abby-lunge.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social & others www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans

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‼️ NEW PAPER ALERT ‼️ From PaCT lab alum & current members @connorhaggarty.bsky.social @madeleinejones.bsky.social @abby-lunge.bsky.social & bluesky-less Dr. Gavin Petrie You'll want to read this one if you're interested in social touch & endocannabinoids!

Dr. Connor Haggarty@connorhaggarty.bsky.social · 2y ago

New paper from my first postdoc co-authored w/ @madeleinejones.bsky.social showing the relationship between Anandamide and social touch processing. Spoiler, it’s not what we expected… t.co/bYQzKYD7Dd

The @pact-lab.bsky.social is hiring 🤩 We're looking for a nurse to support our psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy clinical trials for alcohol use disorder (ongoing) and concussion (upcoming) at UCalgary 🍄 More info here: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1547185...

Casual (Hourly) Clinical Research Nurse, Psychiatry in Calgary, AB, ...

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✨WE ARE HIRING✨ We are looking for a nurse who can support our psilocybin clinical trials for the treatment of persistent post-concussive syndrome and alcohol use disorder! Apply at the link below! 👇 careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1547185...

Happy (belated) new year all! If you want to stay informed on what's going on in cutting edge Canadian neuroscience research being conducted by postdocs, signing up for this mailing list is a MUST 💫 🇨🇦

Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS)@cns-pds.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Welcome to the 2025 semester! 🚨 Stay in the loop on upcoming presentations, events, and more by joining our mailing list: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ...

Happy holidays from the PaCT Lab!! ❄️

Leah Mayo@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · 2y ago

Such a fun time celebrating the holidays with @pact-lab.bsky.social (+friends) last night - I cannot overstate how grateful I am to work with such an amazing team 🤩 (I'm also verrrry happy we could all squeeze in on our 'prom stairs' for a photo 😂)

Such a fun time celebrating the holidays with @pact-lab.bsky.social (+friends) last night - I cannot overstate how grateful I am to work with such an amazing team 🤩 (I'm also verrrry happy we could all squeeze in on our 'prom stairs' for a photo 😂)

📢 Hey #ACNP24, we have not one but TWO posters from our trainees tonight! Postdoc @ryanntansey.bsky.social will bet at poster 217 presenting fMRI results from our PTSD clinical trial! & PhD student @anadeutsch.bsky.social will be at poster 188 talking about the effects of stimulants on eCBs!! 🧠🎉✨

If you’re at #ACNP24 and you’re interested in fMRI (both task + rest) in PTSD, (or also eCBs) swing by my poster tonight and let’s chat!! See you there :)

Love the mentoring programming at #acnp2024 ! I’ve benefited so much and now excited to have two rockstar mentees/new friends: @ryanntansey.bsky.social (T217) and Natasha Giddens! On the left, see 3️⃣ generations of @cannabrain.bsky.social mentees! @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social @acnporg.bsky.social

Our postdoc @ryanntansey.bsky.social and PhD student @anadeutsch.bsky.social take on their first ACNP! #ACNP2024 🧠✨

My younger sister (in science) @ryanntansey.bsky.social @pact-lab.bsky.social #ACNP2024

Our PhD student @anadeutsch.bsky.social now has Bluesky!! Go follow her!!

Hey #ACNP2024 👋🏼 I'm Leah - an asst prof at UCalgary & lead of @pact-lab.bsky.social, where we study psychedelics & cannabinoids in humans I've been an ACNPer for a decade 👵🏼 I love this meeting bc of its AMAZING science & 🔥🔥 social media (COI statement: I am part of the social media team 😂)

Neuropsychopharmacology@npp-journal.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are officially on the ground in Phoenix so it's time for the #ACNP2024 role call 📣 Introduce yourself, your science, tell us if you're a veteran or first-timer, promote your poster/talk/favorite social - whatever you want, this is your space to say it ⬇️

📢 Reminding All Trainees! The SAS 2025 Trainee Diversity Awards applications close today! All graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are welcome to apply if they feel their background will add to the diversification of SAS. Submit by 11:59pm Baker Island Time! t.e2ma.net/click/vowy2l...