Dr. Tibor Brunt is a senior researcher and is affiliated with Amsterdam University, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Psychiatry. He has a PhD in psychopharmacology. His primary research activities have been in the field of psychopathology and are related to the use of (illicit) substances, such as depression, anxiety and addiction. He is currently also involved in research on neurodevelopmental disorders and the environmental risk factors contributing to those. All of his work has the main goals of better understanding neurobiological mechanisms and translating these mechanisms into comprehensible matter to field professionals and the general public. He has given dozens of national and international presentations about his work and lectures at various Dutch universities on neurobiological processes in terms of the developing brain and the resulting behavior. He also gives accredited courses for psychiatrists and medical practitioners. He has published over 75 international scientific papers and has written multiple book chapters for large, international, comprehensive scientific books. He participates and has participated in several large international collaborations of experimental studies that combine neuropharmacological methods with behavioral measures to gain insight into the health consequences of substances or patterns of substance use.