Robin Carhart-Harris
Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor
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Research Footprint
Robin Carhart-Harris appears in 215 tracked papers (2010–2026), most studied alongside Psilocybin, LSD and DMT, across Neuroimaging & Brain Measures, Depressive Disorders and Anxiety Disorders.
Most-cited paper: Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: an open-label feasibility study (1520 citations).
Frequent co-authors: David Nutt, David Erritzoe and Leor Roseman.
Background & Research
Robin Carhart-Harris is a prominent British psychopharmacologist known for his pioneering research in psychedelic science. He currently serves as the Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and is the Founding Director of the UCSF Neuroscape Psychedelics Division. Previously, he founded the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, the first of its kind in the world. His work focuses on the brain mechanisms and therapeutic potential of substances like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, and DMT.
Key Impact
Pioneering researcher in brain imaging of psychedelics and founding director of the UCSF Neuroscape Psychedelics Division.
Collaboration Network
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Affiliations
Institutions, companies, and organisations Robin Carhart-Harris is associated with.
University of California, San Francisco
academicRalph Metzner Distinguished Professor
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) hosts major psychedelic research activity through the Translational Psychedelic Research Program (TrPR), Neuroscape Psychedelics Division, and psychiatry-led clinical research on psychedelic-assisted therapies.
View stakeholder →Imperial College London
academicFounder, Centre for Psychedelic Research
The Centre for Psychedelic Research, led by Professor David Nutt and Dr. David Erritzoe, focuses heavily on the action of psychedelic drugs in the brain and their clinical utility as aides to psychotherapy. Thanks to their extensive neuroimaging studies, this group has proposed vital mechanisms for how psychedelics work, including the Entropic Brain Theory and REBUS (RElaxed Beliefs Under Psychedelics).
View stakeholder →Entropy Neurodynamics
Public BiotechChair, Scientific Advisory Board
Entropy Neurodynamics Limited (formerly Tryptamine Therapeutics Limited, renamed November 2025; ASX: ENP, OTC: TYPTF) is an Australian clinical-stage company developing psilocin-based therapies for conditions with major unmet need including fibromyalgia, binge eating disorder, and IBS. Its two-pronged strategy uses TRP-8802 (oral psilocybin) to establish clinical proof-of-concept, then advances TRP-8803 (proprietary IV psilocin formulation) for precision dosing. Phase 2a fibromyalgia and BED trials showed strong results; the world's first IV psilocin neuropsychiatric trial (TRP-8803 in BED) dosed its first patient on December 1, 2025 at Swinburne University.
View stakeholder →Osmind
Scientific Advisor
Psychiatry technology and real-world evidence platform supporting interventional mental health care, including psychedelic-assisted therapy workflows and psilocybin outcomes initiatives.
View stakeholder →Tryptamine Therapeutics
Public BiotechChair, Scientific Advisory Board
Australian biotech (formerly Tryp Therapeutics, relisted on ASX following Exopharm acquisition in May 2024) developing psilocybin and psilocin formulations for treatment-resistant conditions. TRP-8802 (oral psilocybin) completed Phase 2a trials for fibromyalgia and binge eating disorder. TRP-8803 (IV psilocin) has entered Phase 1 with first-in-human dosing.
View stakeholder →Synthesis
Advisory Board
Synthesis is a legal psilocybin retreat company based in the Netherlands, offering 'Immersion' — a comprehensive 7-week program including a 5-day in-person psilocybin truffle ceremony retreat held at the New Eden venue 90 minutes from Amsterdam. Founded in 2018 and having supported over 1,100 individuals, Synthesis integrates modern science with contemplative wisdom traditions and has collaborated with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London.
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