After receiving her PhD in natural products and organic chemistry, Jackie was drawn to industries that challenged the norm. She has worked in various fields of drug discovery from neglected and tropical diseases to antibiotics to psychoactives, all of which are understudied fields with many drug discovery challenges. Her father’s diagnosis with a rare form of dementia and her family’s struggle with addiction catalyzed my interest in neurological conditions and continues to motivate her today. The goal with Psilera Bioscience is to find ways to accelerate research of mindful medicines whose purpose is to benefit patients as a whole and for the long term.