The Heifets Laboratory
Welcome to the Heifets Lab
Our research group is dedicated to understanding and improving on powerful, rapid-acting therapies for psychiatric disease, such as ketamine, MDMA and psilocybin. We bridge basic science and clinical trials, connecting neuroscience, psychiatry and anesthesiology in pursuit of highly effective, safe treatment strategies scalable to the millions of patients who need them.
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Keynotes by Christof Koch, @doristsao (GRC) and @mattlark (GRS).
GRC here: https://grc.org/consciousness-anesthesia-and-evolutionary-biology-conference/2027/Trainees- dedicated 2 day pre-meeting
GRS: https://grc.org/consciousness-anesthesia-and-evolutionary-biology-grs-conference/2027/
Is AI conscious? I have no idea. But I'm excited to spend a week talking about problems in consciousness, disorders of consciousness, dreaming, delirium, perception that may actually be experimentally tractable 😅
Apply now - space is limited! Links below
Wonderful to see the joyful celebrations and outpouring of support and appreciation for @KarlDeisseroth yesterday! He is pioneering scientist, caring psychiatrist, and a generous colleague and mentor to so many of us - glad to see so many smiling faces!! A special day for science
Huge buzz on campus today thanks to @KarlDeisseroth! Congratulations to all who contributed to developing optogenetics 🤩!! the Nobel write up is worth reading to really seen how far an idea had to go to revolutionize neuroscience
https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2026/10/advanced-medicineprize2026.pdf
So well deserved @KarlDeisseroth !!!
Thanks to everyone sharing in this moment!
I’m so grateful to my trainees & collaborators…
https://dlab.stanford.edu/group-members
(pic: optogenetics conference chairs, Tuscany)
Reading for all those asking:
for technical details: https://dlab.stanford.edu
for everyone: https://deisseroth.org/projections
Second episode out now.
I spoke with @thebandlab (UCSF) about 'more aggressive' attempts at blinding psychedelic studies and @Taylor_West (@HealingAdvFund) about Oregon shelving plans to double state psilocybin licensing fees.
Plus other stories!
So proud of Karl!! ♥️. Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
The psychiatry and bioengineering professor was recognized for his work in optogenetics.
med.stanford.edu
The most important briefings of the day.
Karl Deisseroth, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares the news of his Nobel Prize with his kids.
