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Jan Ramaekers
Dr. Jan Ramaekers obtained his PhD in psychopharmacology from Maastricht University on behavioral toxicity of medicinal drugs. Dr. Ramaekers spent 8 years of research at the Institute for Human Psychopharmacology at Maastricht University. During these years he conducted a large number of experimental studies on the effects of medicinal drugs, such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants and antihistamines on cognition, psychomotor function and actual driving performance of healthy volunteers and patients.
In 1995 the Institute for Human Psychopharmacology received the Widmark Award (International Council of Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety), for numerous contributions to the advancement of the cause of alcohol, drugs and traffic safety and sustained contributions to the support in this field. At present he works as a full professor occupying an endowed chair of Behavioral Toxicology of Medicinal Drugs and Drugs of Abuse, and chairs the department of Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Maastricht University. He has been a (co) organizer of courses in the field of Human Psychopharmacology, Biological Psychology and Traffic & Aviation Psychology. He is currently involved in research on the effects of illicit drugs, i.e. marijuana, MDMA and cocaine, on cognitive function and driving. He is a member of the British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP), the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum (CINP) and the International Council of Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS).
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