Tharcila Chaves

Tharcila Chaves is a pharmacist with a PhD in psychopharmacology. Her studies focus on ketamine and she was affiliated with the University of Groningen and was an editor for the OPEN Foundation.

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In her PhD thesis titled ‘Through ketamine fields: pain and afterglow’, at the University of Groningen, in which she advocates for the use of ketamine to treat different types of pain and mental disorders, such as fibromyalgia, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. With her origins in Brazil, she conducted her master’s degree research at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), using a qualitative approach to investigate cravings in crack cocaine users.

Tharcila Chaves has worked as a caregiver with harm reduction teams in festivals in South America and Europe. She has been part of the psychedelic scene (through art, culture, music, self-discovery, and science) since the ’90s. With the conclusion of her doctor’s degree, she is turning to the entrepreneurial field, planning to contribute to the consolidation of psychedelic-assisted therapies as effective, safe, and accessible treatment options.