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Welcome to Onix: Dr. Dave Rabin
Translational neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, and inventor of the Apollo wearable. Dr. Rabin built a device that teaches the nervous system to feel safe.
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dave Rabin to Onix.
Dr. David M. L. Rabin MD, PhD is a translational neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, and inventor whose career has been driven by a single question: what does it actually take for the human nervous system to feel safe, and what becomes possible when it does?
That question led him somewhere remarkable. He received his MD and PhD in neuroscience from Albany Medical College and specialized in psychiatry with a distinction in research at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. For over 20 years he has focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies for treatment-resistant conditions including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. He co-founded Apollo Neuroscience and invented the Apollo wearable, the first scientifically validated device that uses touch therapy to signal safety to the brain and measurably improve sleep, focus, calm, and recovery. He also co-founded The Board of Medicine, a nonprofit establishing evidence-based clinical guidelines for currently unregulated therapies, and is currently researching the epigenetic regulation of trauma responses and the neurobiology of belief.
Most approaches to mental health try to think their way out of stress. But the nervous system doesn’t respond to logic when it feels threatened. It responds to safety. Once I understood that, everything changed about how I practice and what I build. Onix lets me bring that understanding directly to people, not as a diagnosis, but as a conversation.
— Dr. Dave Rabin
What His Guide Does on Onix
Help people understand and regulate their nervous system, with personalized guidance on stress resilience, sleep, trauma recovery, psychedelic medicine, and the science of safety and healing, grounded in over 20 years of research at the intersection of psychiatry, neuroscience, and human performance.
