Jon Dean and Nicolas Glynos each, hold a Ph.D. in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the University of Michigan. They have also each worked with Dr. Jimo Borigin at Borigin Lab. While at Borigin Lab, Jon published findings which showed that the psychedelic substance DMT occurred in rat brains in  levels roughly equivalent to serotonin, dopamine, and other compounds which regulate our mood and experience of consciousness.