Microdosing Summit

James Fadiman Ph.D is a psychedelic researcher, psychologist, author and father of modern microdosing, well-known for pioneering research and invention of microdosing psychedelics. He co-founded the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which later became Sofia University. He is the author of Microdosing for Health, Healing and Enhanced Performance.

Jordan Gruber, JD, founder of Enlightenment.com, has a law degree from the University of Virginia and both a BA in philosophy and an MA in public policy from Binghamton University. After practicing law at Silicon Valley's Cooley Godward and focusing on IP law at NASA's Moffett Field, and working as the managing editor of Gnosis Magazine (a respected journal of the Western esoteric traditions), Jordan became "The Practical Wordsmith" - writer, ghostwriter, editor, and practitioner of many transformative disciplines.

Danielle is a world-leading expert in microdosing, serving as the Founder of Lumeria and the Microdosing Facilitator Training, the first certification training in North America. Danielle is the Executive Director of the first and largest psychedelic society in the United States, San Francisco Psychedelic Society. Danielle carries forward a lineage of care, expertise, and precision. With nearly a decade of experience, Danielle has guided thousands of individuals through transformative microdosing journeys.

Maxwell Josephson is the Chief Executive Officer at DoubleBlind. Max is committed to using technology to help (vs. hurt) people's mental health and has developed original mental health software for platforms such as Spire.io (breath biofeedback wearable), Magic Leap (Augmented Reality) and Apple Watch (Infinity Breath on the app store). He is a recent winner of UCLA Anderson School of Management's Impactathon (a social benefit hackathon). He lives in Joshua Tree California where he guides regular meditations as a certified Taoist Meditation instructor (including with psychedelics) and creates interactive (breath-based) meditative art and music using computer programming.

Mary Carreon is Senior Editor at DoubleBlind, co-founder of the Hyphae Leaks podcast, and an award-winning journalist from Southern California. Her work has appeared in Billboard, KCRW/NPR, Insider, DoubleBlind Magazine, The LAnd Magazine, High Times Magazine, OC Weekly, LA Weekly, and many other publications. Mary has moderated and been an expert on panels about psychedelics at numerous conferences, including Wonderland Miami, SXSW, MAPS' Psychedelic Science Conference, the Oakland Psychedelic Conference, California Psychedelic Conference, and more. Mary's work aims to humanize drug culture and track the real-world effects of policies and trends affecting accessibility and the environment. As a third-generation Mexican and Guatemalan, she's also dedicated to amplifying Latine and BIPOC voices, issues, and perspectives. Mary is currently a student at UCLA and is earning a certificate in paralegal studies to bolster her legal portfolio.

Dr. Manesh Girn is a neuroscientist and psychedelic researcher whose work spans basic science, translational impact, and public education. His work is guided by a commitment to understanding how psychedelics and related neuroplasticity-promoting interventions influence the brain to support healing, insight, and transformation. He is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Five Discovery, a regenerative neurology biotechnology company developing next-generation neuroplastogen therapeutics.

Conor Murray is a neuroscientist specializing in psychedelics and altered states of consciousness at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His doctoral thesis centered on the role of neuroplasticity in substance use disorders and he is continuing this work with psilocybin-assisted therapy for individuals with cocaine use disorder. Conor's studies also include the neuroscience of very low, or microdoses of psychedelic compounds, specifically LSD. In 2022, Conor founded Psynautics, a platform for education and research at the intersection of neuroscience and psychedelics.

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Zach currently hosts the "Psychedelics Then And Now Podcast" and has in depth knowledge of psychedelic assisted facilitation, is a trained meditation teacher, a student of bhakti yoga, an IFS enthusiast and expert in the history of psychedelic culture and its many methodologies.

Danielle Herrera Marvin, LMFT has spent her lifetime understanding the depth of the human experience in the realm of drug use, addiction recovery, and harm reduction. She was among the first generation of clinicians to train in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Now, she is the founder and clinical director of a group private practice, Tender Hearts Healing Arts, providing psychedelic psychotherapy (ketamine-assisted) and integration, faith-based psychotherapy, spiritual emergence integration, and care rooted in compassion and community.

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Stephanie Karzon Abrams is a neuropharmacologist and founder of Beyond Consulting, which supports the integrative and psychedelic medicine fields through research, clinical partnerships, and healing center development. She serves as Clinical Director at Mystic Health, is an associate-prescriber of MDMA and psilocybin therapy under Canada's SAP, and is the Research Director at the Microdosing Collective nonprofit. Stephanie believes in the undercurrent of joy woven into the fabric of our existence.

Reggie founded Oakland Hyphae, Hyphae Labs, the first ever psilocybin testing lab in the world and Hyphae Leaks, a pioneering organization that positions itself as a leader in psychedelic science. Reggie created the annual Hyphae Cup and Psychedelic Conferences in Oakland, DC, LA and internationally. Oakland Hyphae has positioned itself as the epicenter of impactful psychedelic events.

Larry is a co-founder and board member of Decriminalize Nature (DN), which sprouted from Oakland in 2019. He advocates for the unalienable right to develop one's own relationship with Nature and aims to support efforts to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi (e.g., ayahuasca, iboga, cacti, mushrooms) at the city level. As of 2024, over 25 cities and counties have decriminalized entheogenic plants and fungi nationwide. Larry is the co-lead for DN's national outreach, and supports many cities across the USA and internationally who are seeking to propose similar legislation to their local government. He is also helping to support grassroots, community-driven, bottom-up approach to entheogenic healing.

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