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Laurie Anne Zawertailo

Associate Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

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  • Associate Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • (416) 535-8501 Ext.77422 (Work)
  • (416) 666-7395 (Work)
  • (416) 599-8265 (Fax)
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Nicotine Dependence Service, 1025 Queen Street West, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1H4, Canada

BIO

Dr. Laurie Zawertailo is a Scientist in the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute and the Addictions Division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on behavioural and neurobiological aspects of tobacco dependence and treatment, especially in individuals with comorbid depression or alcohol use disorders.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Toronto, CanadaApr 2017 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Toronto, CanadaSep 2007 - Mar 2017

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Scientist, Addictions Program
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Canada2005 - 2017
  • Senior Scientist
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Addictions, Toronto, CanadaApr 2017 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • Master's degree, Pharmacology and Toxicology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-doctoral Fellow
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Clinical Neuroscience, Toronto, Canada2004 - 2005
    Tobacco dependence and neuroimagingPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Busto UB

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health