Jan Ramaekers

Dr. Jan Ramaekers obtained his PhD in psychopharmacology from Maastricht University on behavioral toxicity of medicinal drugs. Dr. Ramaekers spend 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 Counsel 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. In 1998 Dr Ramaekers accepted a position as assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology at Maastricht University. He has been a (co) organizer of courses in the field of Human Psychopharmacology, Biological Psychology and Traffic & Aviation Psychology. Dr. Ramaekers is currently involved in research on the effects of illicit drugs, i.e. marijuana and MDMA, on driving. He is a member of the British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP), the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum (CINP) and the International Counsel of Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS).

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