Professor Andrew Lawrence is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow & Associate Director at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health where he is co-leader of the Mental Health Research Theme and runs the Addiction Neuroscience laboratory. Andrew has published over 250 original articles & reviews, and been cited >8500 times (H index 49).
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Addiction: latest research and the impact of addiction on our lives
On Thursday October 22nd 2015 Professor Andrew Lawrence presented a lecture on "Addiction: latest research and the impact of addiction on our lives".
Did you know one in four of us will experience a disease of the brain or mind during our lives?
The Florey’s talented researchers are making great headway in the search for cures and improved treatments for many serious conditions of the brain.
So, in response to popular demand, we are very happy to offer a free lecture series and to provide a relaxed forum for questions and discussion.
We offer courses created by the worlds leading experts in addiction recovery. Our curriculum has been developed by top scientists who have spent their careers as addiction recovery professionals, addiction counselors or addiction researchers at the NIDA, SAMHSA and NIAAA.
Professor Andrew Lawrence is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow & Associate Director at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health where he is co-leader of the Mental Health Research Theme and runs the Addiction Neuroscience laboratory. Andrew has published over 250 original articles & reviews, and been cited >8500 times (H index 49).
Andrew was Treasurer of the Australian Neuroscience Society (2002-2008) and is a Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society.
He was Senior Editor of The British Journal of Pharmacology (2007-2014) and is currently a reviews editor with The British Journal of Pharmacology.
He is Editor in Chief of Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, Associate Editor of both Neurochemical Research and the Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. He sits on the editorial board of Addiction Biology.
Andrew was recently President of the Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (2014-16) & is currently a Council member of the International Society for Neurochemistry and a Director of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism.
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