Leslie L. Iversen
Leslie L. Iversen BORN: Exeter, England October 31, 1937 EDUCATION: Cambridge University, B.A. (Biochemistry) (1961) Cambridge University, Ph.D. (Pharmacology) (1964) APPOINTMENTS: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health (1964–1965) Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School (1965–1966) Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge (1966–1967) Locke Research Fellow, Cambridge University (1967–1970) Director MRC Neurochemical Pharmacology Unit, Cambridge, (1970–1983) Director Neuroscience Research Centre, Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd, Harlow, UK (1983–1995) Vice-President Neuroscience, Merck Research Labs (1986–1995) Visiting Professor of Pharmacology, Oxford University (1995–) Director, Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, King’s College, London (1999–2004) HONORS AND AWARDS: Gaddum Lecturer, British Pharmacological Society (1971) F. O. Schmitt Lectureship, MIT, USA (1974) Associate of Neuroscience Research Program, MIT, USA (1975–1984) Fellow of the Royal Society, London (1980–) Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1981–) Rennebohm Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, USA (1984) Ferrier Lecturer, Royal Society, London (1984) Foreign Associate Member, National Academy of Sciences USA (1986) Honoured Professor, Beijing Medical University, China (1988) Hans Kosterlitz Memorial Lecturer, British Physiological Soc (2000) Wellcome Gold Medal in Pharmacology, Brit. Pharm. Soc (2003) Lifetime Achievement Award, Brit. Assoc. Psychopharmacology (2006) Leslie Iversen has been at the forefront of research on neurotransmitters and neuropeptides and understanding the mode of action of CNS drugs. In his early work on catecholamines he was among the fi rst to describe the detailed properties and pharmacological specifi city of the noradrenaline transporter (NAT) in sympathetic nerves and brain, and he helped to strengthen the concept of antipsychotic drugs as dopamine receptor antagonists.
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