Dr. Yasmin Schmid
Member of the ALPS Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board
PD Dr. med. Yasmin Schmid is a specialist in clinical pharmacology and toxicology. She is currently working as a senior physician in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and at the Interdisciplinary Emergency Department at the University Hospital Basel. In addition, she is head of a research group at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Basel. She has participated in conducting several placebo-controlled, double-blind cross-over studies examining the effects of various psychoactive substances, including MDMA, LSD, and mescaline in healthy subjects. Her current research is focused on the possible therapeutic applications of LSD, on potential drug-drug interactions, and on the prevention and treatment of any undesired psychological effects using pharmacological methods. Besides Phase 1 studies, she is conducting Phase 2 studies with patients suffering from cluster headaches and patients in palliative care in collaboration with the relevant specialists.