A/Prof Vanessa Beesley is a behavioural scientist and Head of the Psychedelic Medicine and Supportive Care Laboratory at QIMR Berghofer. Her work focuses on improving the emotional and psychological wellbeing of patients and caregivers, spanning innovative therapies, national support programs, and world-first clinical trials. She is dedicated to transforming how we support people affected by cancer, grief, and trauma. She recently led a national counselling and education support service trial for cancer carers and the world’s first psilocybin-assisted therapy trial for cancer-related prolonged grief. With more than two decades in psycho-oncology, Vanessa has published over 70 scientific articles, was a founding executive member of the Queensland Collaborative for Cancer Survivorship, has advised government through Cancer Australia, and organises the Northern Australia Psychedelic Science (NAPS) conference.