David E. Olson

Also affiliated with Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Center for Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis

PsychologyNeuroscienceSocial SciencesChemistry

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Driven by 40 papers. Top paper: “A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogue with therapeutic potential”.

A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogue with therapeutic potential

Nature(2020)10.1038/s41586-020-3008-z

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9.0DataRank · unranked

468 citations

Robert J. Tombari, Ju Lu, Alexander J. Pell, Zefan Q. Hurley, Yann Ehinger +24 more

Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors

Science(2023)10.1126/science.adf0435

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0.924DataRank · unranked

472 citations

Lee E. Dunlap, Chunyang Dong, Samuel J. Carter, Robert J. Tombari, Shekib A. Jami +9 more

Psychedelic-inspired drug discovery using an engineered biosensor

Cell(2021)10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.043

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0.801DataRank · unranked

208 citations

Calvin Ly, Lee E. Dunlap, Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Junqing Sun, In-Wook Hwang +6 more

Efficient and modular synthesis of ibogaine and related alkaloids

Nature Chemistry(2025)10.1038/s41557-024-01714-7

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0.625DataRank · unranked

22 citations

David Favela, Andras Domokos, Guoliang Zhang, Arabo A. Avanes, Samuel J. Carter +5 more

The Effects of Psychedelics on Neuronal Physiology

Annual Review of Physiology(2023)10.1146/annurev-physiol-042022-020923

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0.515DataRank · unranked

30 citations

David E. Olson, Cassandra J. Hatzipantelis

The psychedelic drug DOI reduces heroin motivation by targeting 5-HT2A receptors in a heroin and alcohol co-use model

Neuropharmacology(2024)10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110163

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0.385DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Giuseppe Giannotti, Nathaniel P. Kregar, Jasper A. Heinsbroek, David E. Olson, Jamie Peters +1 more

Psychoplastogenic DYRK1A Inhibitors with Therapeutic Effects Relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2024)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01696

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0.330DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Hannah N. Saeger, Robert J. Tombari, Milan Chytil, Kurt Rasmussen, David E. Olson +1 more

Design, Synthesis, and In Vitro Characterization of a Tryptamine-Based Visible-Light Photoswitchable 5-HT2AR Ligand Showing Efficacy Preference for β-Arrestin over Mini-Gq

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2025)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00442

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Eline Pottie, Samuel J. Carter, Robert J. Tombari, Verena Weber, Paolo Carloni +5 more

Calculated oxidation potentials predict reactivity in Baeyer–Mills reactions

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry(2021)10.1039/d1ob01450a

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15 citations

Jeremy R. Tuck, Noah Yardeny, Phillip W. Gingrich, Dean J. Tantillo, David E. Olson +1 more

The evolution of the psychedelic revolution

Neuropsychopharmacology(2021)10.1038/s41386-021-01150-y

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14 citations

David E. Olson, Lindsay P. Cameron

Sex-Specific Social Effects on Depression-Related Behavioral Phenotypes in Mice

Life(2021)10.3390/life11121327

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5 citations

Lindsay P. Cameron, David E. Olson, Seona D. Patel

Engineering Safer Psychedelics for Treating Addiction

Neuroscience Insights(2021)10.1177/26331055211033847

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38 citations

David E. Olson, Jamie Peters

Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity: Therapeutic Implications

Journal of Neuroscience(2022)10.1523/jneurosci.1121-22.2022

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86 citations

Eero Ċastrén, Gitte M. Knudsen, Alex C. Kwan, David E. Olson, Yi Zuo +3 more

Structure-Activity Relationships of Dopamine Transporter Pharmacological Chaperones

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience(2022)10.3389/fncel.2022.832536

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13 citations

Erin Q. Williams, Hoomam Homsi, Pieter Beerepoot, Reza Nazari, Dong Han +6 more

Synthesis of Tertiary Amines through Extrusive Alkylation of Carbamates

Organic Letters(2022)10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02516

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11 citations

David Favela, Winston L. Chow, Rishab N. Iyer, Alexander J. Pell, David E. Olson +1 more

Ketamine modulates a norepinephrine-astroglial circuit to persistently suppress futility-induced passivity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.12.29.522099

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1 citations

Alex Chen, Eric T. Hsu, Sujatha Narayan, Altyn Rymbek, Shahinoor Begum +9 more

5-HT2ARs Mediate Therapeutic Behavioral Effects of Psychedelic Tryptamines

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2023)10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00718

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114 citations

Seona D. Patel, Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Eden V. Barragan, Hannah N. Saeger, Hunter T. Warren +4 more

Tabernanthalog Reduces Motivation for Heroin and Alcohol in a Polydrug Use Model

Psychedelic Medicine(2023)10.1089/psymed.2023.0009

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26 citations

Giuseppe Giannotti, J. Alfred Bonilla, David E. Olson, Jamie Peters, Jasper A. Heinsbroek

Developmental Neurotoxicity Screen of Psychedelics and Other Drugs of Abuse in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2023)10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00642

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15 citations

Paige C. Mundy, Kelly M. Morales, Lee E. Dunlap, David E. Olson, Pamela J. Lein +1 more

Rapid Synthesis of Psychoplastogenic Tropane Alkaloids

JACS Au(2023)10.1021/jacsau.3c00472

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7 citations

Monica A. Gonzalez, Arabo A. Avanes, David E. Olson, Winston L. Chow

Synthetic Strategies toward Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: Ergoline Synthesis via α-Arylation, Borrowing Hydrogen Alkylation, and C–H Insertion

The Journal of Organic Chemistry(2023)10.1021/acs.joc.3c01363

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7 citations

Lee E. Dunlap, David E. Olson, Jeremy R. Tuck

Rapid, biochemical tagging of cellular activity history in vivo

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.09.06.556431

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5 citations

Maribel Anguiano, Isak K. Aarrestad, Sophia Lin, J. Suresh Chandra, Sruti S. Vadde +3 more

Isolation of psychedelic-responsive neurons underlying anxiolytic behavioral states

Science(2024)10.1126/science.adl0666

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37 citations

Shengyin Lin, Isak K. Aarrestad, Helge Daniëls, J. Ma, Lin Tian +3 more

Ketamine induces plasticity in a norepinephrine-astroglial circuit to promote behavioral perseverance

Neuron(2024)10.1016/j.neuron.2024.11.011

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27 citations

Alex Chen, Eric T. Hsu, Sujatha Narayan, Altyn Rymbek, Shahinoor Begum +10 more

Rapid, biochemical tagging of cellular activity history in vivo

Nature Methods(2024)10.1038/s41592-024-02375-7

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21 citations

Maribel Anguiano, Isak K. Aarrestad, Sophia Lin, J. Suresh Chandra, Sruti S. Vadde +3 more

Identification of Psychoplastogenic Tropanes Lacking Muscarinic Activity

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2024)10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01204

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5 citations

Winston L. Chow, Milan Chytil, Kurt Rasmussen, David E. Olson, Hunter T. Warren

Molecular design of a therapeutic LSD analogue with reduced hallucinogenic potential

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2025)10.1073/pnas.2416106122

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32 citations

Lee E. Dunlap, Yara A. Khatib, Cassandra J. Hatzipantelis, Sammy Weiser Novak, Rachel M. Rahn +25 more

The psychoplastogen tabernanthalog induces neuroplasticity without proximate immediate early gene activation

Nature Neuroscience(2025)10.1038/s41593-025-02021-1

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22 citations

Lindsay P. Cameron, Ethan M. Fenton, Austen B. Casey, Daniel Ryskamp Rijsketic, Seona D. Patel +33 more

Toward Translatable Biomarkers of Psychedelic-Induced Neuroplasticity

American Journal of Psychiatry(2025)10.1176/appi.ajp.20231054

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8 citations

David E. Olson

Pharmacological Evaluation of Tropane Analogues at the Serotonin Transporter

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2025)10.1021/acschemneuro.5c00443

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2 citations

Hunter T. Warren, Abinaya Senthil, David E. Olson, Arabo A. Avanes

Psilocybin during the postpartum period induces long-lasting adverse effects in both mothers and offspring

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-64371-5

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2 citations

Min Liu, A. H. G. Love, Sadie J. Leventhal, Hero Maera, Srinidhi Viswanathan +11 more

Directed Evolution of a Selective and Sensitive Serotonin Sensor via Machine Learning

Cell(2020)10.1016/j.cell.2020.11.040

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185 citations

Jacob P. Keller, Michael Altermatt, Ruqiang Liang, Aya Matsui, Chunyang Dong +30 more

Indolethylamine N-Methyltransferase Deletion Impacts Mouse Behavior without Disrupting Endogenous Psychedelic Tryptamine Production

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2025)10.1021/acschemneuro.5c00384

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0 citations

Lindsay P. Cameron, Min Liu, Seona D. Patel, Hannah N. Saeger, Anna M. M. Vernier +6 more

Transient Stimulation with Psychoplastogens Is Sufficient to Initiate Neuronal Growth

ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2020)10.1021/acsptsci.0c00065

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127 citations

Alexandra C. Greb, Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Whitney C. Duim, Ana Cristina Grodzki, Pamela J. Lein +2 more

The iboga enigma: the chemistry and neuropharmacology of iboga alkaloids and related analogs

Natural Product Reports(2020)10.1039/d0np00033g

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79 citations

David Favela, Guoliang Zhang, David E. Olson, Rishab N. Iyer

Bryostatin 1 Promotes Synaptogenesis and Reduces Dendritic Spine Density in Cortical Cultures through a PKC-Dependent Mechanism

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2020)10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00175

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27 citations

Akira Shimizu, Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Whitney C. Duim, Paul A. Wender, David E. Olson +1 more

The Subjective Effects of Psychedelics May Not Be Necessary for Their Enduring Therapeutic Effects

ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2020)10.1021/acsptsci.0c00192

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329 citations

David E. Olson

Psychedelics and Other Psychoplastogens for Treating Mental Illness

Frontiers in Psychiatry(2021)10.3389/fpsyt.2021.727117

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163 citations

Retsina Meyer, Arabo A. Avanes, Mark Rus, David E. Olson, Maxemiliano V. Vargas

Psychedelic‐inspired approaches for treating neurodegenerative disorders

Journal of Neurochemistry(2021)10.1111/jnc.15544

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60 citations

David E. Olson, Hannah N. Saeger

A Modular Approach to Arylazo-1,2,3-triazole Photoswitches

Organic Letters(2021)10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01230

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37 citations

Robert J. Tombari, Noah Yardeny, David E. Olson, Jeremy R. Tuck