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. Additionally, she serves as the head of a research group at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Basel. As a member of Matthias Liechti's Psychopharmacology Research Group at the University Hospital Basel, she has participated in conducting several placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover 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 and on the prevention and treatment of any undesired psychological effects using pharmacological methods. In collaboration with relevant specialists, she conducts clinical studies with patients suffering from cluster headaches and those in palliative care.