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Bankole Johnson is the Alumni Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He also is a Professor of Neuroscience and a Professor of Medicine. Prof. Johnson graduated in Medicine from Glasgow University in 1982 and trained in Psychiatry at the Royal London and Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals. Additional to his medical degree, he trained in research at the Institute of Psychiatry (University of London) and conducted studies in neuropsychopharmacology for his doctoral thesis (degree from Glasgow University) on the Medical Research Council unit at Oxford University. More recently, in 2004, he earned his Doctor of Science degree in Medicine from Glasgow University—the highest degree that can be granted in science by a British university. Prof. Johnson's primary area of research expertise is the psychopharmacology of medications for treating addictions. He is a licensed physician and board-certified psychiatrist throughout Europe and in the U.S. He is the Principal Investigator on National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research studies utilizing neuroimaging, neuropharmacology, and molecular genetics techniques. His clinical expertise is in the fields of addiction, biological, and forensic psychiatry. Prof. Johnson's honors include service on numerous NIH review and other committees including special panels. He was the 2001 recipient of the Dan Anderson Research Award for his “distinguished contribution as a researcher who has advanced the scientific knowledge of addiction recovery”.  He received the Distinguished Senior Scholar of Distinction Award in 2002 from the National Medical Association. He also was an inductee of the Texas Hall of Fame in 2003 for contributions to science, mathematics, and technology, and in 2006 he received the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA’s) Distinguished Psychiatrist Lecturer Award. In 2007, he was named as a Fellow in the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and in 2008 he was elected to the status of Distinguished Fellow of the APA. In 2009, he received the APA’s Solomon Carter Fuller Award, honoring an individual who has pioneered in an area that has benefited significantly the quality of life for Black people. Professor Johnson is on the editorial board of The American Journal of Psychiatry and reviews for over 30 journals in pharmacology, neuroscience, and the addictions. He has over 200 publications and has written or edited five books.

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