Peter Kalivas
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PhD., Pharmacology
Peter W. Kalivas | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Neuroscientist, author and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc., Biology PhD., Pharmacology |
| Alma mater | Western Washington University University of Washington |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Medical University of South Carolina |
Peter W. Kalivas is an American neuroscientist, author, and academic. He is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina.[1]
Kalivas has published research articles and books, focusing on neuroadaptations in addiction and stress, such as relapse mechanisms, comorbid PTSD, and therapeutic strategies using advanced experimental approaches.[2] He is the recipient of awards including the 1993 Smith-Kline-Beecham Award for Research Excellence, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)'s Daniel Efron Award in 1996,[3] a 2001-2010 Merit Award from the National Institute of Drug Abuse,[4] the 2008 Foundation IPSEN Neuronal Plasticity Prize,[5] the 2011 Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research from the South Carolina Academy of Sciences[6] and the ACNP Julius Axelrod Mentorship Award in 2021.[7]
Kalivas is a fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and past president of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.[8]
Kalivas earned a BSc in Biology from Western Washington University in 1974. He then enrolled at the University of Washington, and completed his PhD in 1980. That same year, he became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until 1982.[1]
Career
Kalivas continued his academic career as an assistant professor of Pharmacology at Louisiana State University Medical Center from 1982 to 1984. In 1984, he joined Washington State University, initially as an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, later becoming associate professor in 1987 and Professor in 1991. From 1990 to 1998, he directed the university's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program and was a Fogarty Senior Fellow in 1996. In 1998, he was appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he co-founded and chaired the Neuroscience Institute (2000–2003) and later the Department of Neuroscience (2005–2019). Since 2005, he has held the title of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Neuroscience. He has served as the Director of the Kalivas Laboratory.[9] Additionally, he has been named an Honorary Professor at Nanjing Medical University, the University of Cordoba, and Ningbo Medical University.[10]
From 2006 to 2012, Kalivas was the Founding Editor of Neuropsychopharmacology Reviews. He held the presidency of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology in 2014, and was on the board of directors for the American Brain Coalition from 2015 to 2020.[11]
Kalivas co-organized the IBRO African Addiction School in Nairobi, Kenya (2018) and Rabat, Morocco (2022). He also co-directed an annual school on the neurobiology and therapeutics of neuropsychiatric disorders in collaboration with the African College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and the Brain and Mind Institute at Aga Khan University in Nairobi.[12]
