Elisaldo Luiz de Araújo Carlini
Brazil

Born in 1930. National of Brazil. Full Professor of Psychopharmacology, Federal University of São Paolo (since 1978); Director, Brazilian Centre for Information on Psychotropic Drugs (since 1988).

Master of Science, Yale University, United States of America (1962). Founder and President of the Latin American Society of Psychobiology (1971-1973). Member and Founder of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo (1976). President, Brazilian Society of Medication Vigilance (1991-1993). National Secretary, Sanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Health of Brazil (1995- 1997). Member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Dependence and Alcohol Problems, Geneva (1997-1998 and since 2002). Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (2003). Recipient of numerous honours and awards, including: Councillor Emeritus, Federal Council of Narcotics of Brazil (1987); Honorary President, XI Symposium on Brazilian Medicinal Plants, João Pessoa, Brazil (1990); Member emeritus, Department of Biological Psychiatry, Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (1993). “Doctor of the Year”, Brazilian Chapter of the Medical Society of Israel (1993). “Personality of the Year”, Brazilian Association of Pharmachemical Industries (1996); Medal of “Grand Officer” of the Order of Rio Branco, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil (1996); Grand Cross Class of the Order of Scientific Merit, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil (2000); Doctor honoris causa, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (2002). Author of more than 300 publications, including: “Use of anorectic amphetamine-like drugs by Brazilian women”, Eating Behaviors (2002); “Plants and the central nervous system” (2003).

Member of the International Narcotics Control Board (since 2002).