About the lecture:
The lecture focuses on psilocybin mushrooms and their potential therapeutic applications.
In the first part, the most popular species of psilocybin mushrooms will be presented, both native and those found abroad. This will be followed by a discussion of psilocybin and psilocin – their properties, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic potential. Next, we will explore the entourage effect in the context of psilocybin mushrooms. In the final part of the lecture, the latest research will be presented on microdosing psilocybin mushrooms in combination with lion’s mane mushroom as a method to support mental well-being and combat depression.
The lecture is co-led with Wojciech Krzyczkowski
About the speaker:
Since 08.2021 – present; researcher, technologist at the Institute of Extraction Devices.
Experience in R&D:
- Producer of medicinal and psilocybin mushrooms
- Co-creator of R&D work on the development of a bioreactor for beer production – scientific project at the Warsaw University of Technology WIChiP
- Optimization of lion’s mane mushroom extraction standardized for a specific content of hericenones. Based on conducted research, Szymon Janicki wrote and successfully defended his master’s thesis at the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology in January of this year.
- “Functional food scCO2 in the ExtractHome brand” – developed and optimized a method for extracting oils from seeds of popular oil plants: black cumin, evening primrose, milk thistle, and flax using supercritical carbon dioxide.
- Co-creator of THC removal technology from Cannabis sativa L. extracts, so-called “solvent technology.”
- Co-creator of technology for obtaining xanthohumol with purity >98%.
- Co-creator of formulations and products for the ExtractHome brand.
- Co-creator of technology for obtaining astaxanthin from waste (shells, whiskers, and slime) after processing Greenland shrimp.
- Practitioner who daily operates CO2 extractors. Portfolio of about 100 plant raw materials.