Prakash Gupta
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Dr. Prakash Gupta is a postdoctoral research associate at the Schizophrenia Neuropharmacology Research Group at Yale (SNRGY lab). He trained in medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Dr. Gupta’s research explores the therapeutic potential of psychedelics in mental illness. He currently leads the effort for a phase 1 clinical trial investigating the safety, tolerability, electrophysiological effects and Efficacy of DMT in Humans. In parallel, he coordinates studies examining how genetic factors influence the response to cannabis and contribute to vulnerability for addiction and psychosis. His work also includes investigating whether hippocampal synaptic vesicle density improves with sustained abstinence in individuals with cannabis use disorder.
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- MBBS
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (2020)
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ORCID
0000-0002-8303-6249
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Yale Co-Authors
Ashley Schnakenberg Martin, PhD
Deepak Cyril Dsouza, MBBS, MD
Godfrey Pearlson, MA, MBBS
Michael Stevens, PhD
Publications
Featured Publications
Cannabis, Aging and Cognition: An Urgent Need for Research
D’Souza D, Gupta P, Martin A, Stevens M, Pearlson G. Cannabis, Aging and Cognition: An Urgent Need for Research. Cannabis And Cannabinoid Research 2025, 11: 1-4. PMID: 41204734, DOI: 10.1177/25785125251394916.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetric
2025
Techniques to Reduce Iatrogenic Nasal Seeding in Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Skull Base Chordoma
Gersey Z, Plute T, Gupta P, Cabral D, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Abdallah H, Muthiah N, Wang E, Snyderman C, Zenonos G, Gardner P. Techniques to Reduce Iatrogenic Nasal Seeding in Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Skull Base Chordoma. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2025, 87: e115-e119. PMID: 42404185, PMCID: PMC13331662, DOI: 10.1055/a-2646-2209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Ocular Manifestations of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses
Singh R, Gupta P, Kartik A, Farooqui N, Singhal S, Singh K, Agarwal A. Ocular Manifestations of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses. Seminars In Ophthalmology 2021, 36: 582-595. PMID: 34106804, DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1936571.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords
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activity Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Bolus and Constant Infusion of DMT in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder and Healthy Controls
05/02/2026 - 05/03/2026Poster PresentationSociety of Biological Psychiatry 2026 Annual meetingDetailsNew York, NY, United StatesCollaborators
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