Roland Griffiths | |
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Born | Roland Redmond Griffiths July 19, 1946
Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 16, 2023
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 77)
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychopharmacology |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins |
Thesis | The effects of pentobarbital on extinction responding in rats (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Travis Irving Thompson |
Roland Redmond Griffiths (July 19, 1946 – October 16, 2023) was an American psychopharmacologist. [1] At Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he was professor of neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral science, and he was the director of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. [2]
Griffiths was born in Glen Cove, New York, on July 19, 1946. [3] His mother was a homemaker, and his father, a psychologist, became a professor at the University of California, Berkeley; Griffiths grew up in El Cerrito, California. [4] He earned his undergraduate degree from Occidental College and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Minnesota in psychopharmacology, in 1972. [4]
After completing his doctorate, Griffiths joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University. [4] In 1994, he published research demonstrating the addictive nature of caffeine as well as its withdrawal syndrome. [5] Griffiths began studying psychedelic drugs in 1999. [4] His 2006 paper " Psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance", [6] "caused a media ruckus", according to The New York Times, for its documentation of the "revelatory and spiritually meaningful" experiences of individuals who were given psilocybin. [4] His work in the field is credited with helping revive interest in clinical research into psychedelic drugs as a potential treatment for addiction, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorders. [1] [7]
In 2024, former colleague Matthew Johnson publicly criticized the soundness of the research in Griffiths' lab. [8]
Griffiths' 1973 marriage to Kristin Ann Johnson, and later to Diana Hansen, both ended in divorce. [4] [9] At the time of his death, he was married to Marla Weiner. He had three children. [4]
In 2021, Griffiths was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer. [4] He died at his home in Baltimore on October 16, 2023, at the age of 77. [4] [10]
In 2006, he published his landmark study, straightforwardly titled 'Psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance.'
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Roland Griffiths | |
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![]() Griffiths in 2019 | |
Born | Roland Redmond Griffiths July 19, 1946
Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 16, 2023
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 77)
Education | |
Known for |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychopharmacology |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins |
Thesis | The effects of pentobarbital on extinction responding in rats (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Travis Irving Thompson |
Roland Redmond Griffiths (July 19, 1946 – October 16, 2023) was an American psychopharmacologist. [1] At Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he was professor of neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral science, and he was the director of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. [2]
Griffiths was born in Glen Cove, New York, on July 19, 1946. [3] His mother was a homemaker, and his father, a psychologist, became a professor at the University of California, Berkeley; Griffiths grew up in El Cerrito, California. [4] He earned his undergraduate degree from Occidental College and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Minnesota in psychopharmacology, in 1972. [4]
After completing his doctorate, Griffiths joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University. [4] In 1994, he published research demonstrating the addictive nature of caffeine as well as its withdrawal syndrome. [5] Griffiths began studying psychedelic drugs in 1999. [4] His 2006 paper " Psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance", [6] "caused a media ruckus", according to The New York Times, for its documentation of the "revelatory and spiritually meaningful" experiences of individuals who were given psilocybin. [4] His work in the field is credited with helping revive interest in clinical research into psychedelic drugs as a potential treatment for addiction, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorders. [1] [7]
In 2024, former colleague Matthew Johnson publicly criticized the soundness of the research in Griffiths' lab. [8]
Griffiths' 1973 marriage to Kristin Ann Johnson, and later to Diana Hansen, both ended in divorce. [4] [9] At the time of his death, he was married to Marla Weiner. He had three children. [4]
In 2021, Griffiths was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer. [4] He died at his home in Baltimore on October 16, 2023, at the age of 77. [4] [10]
In 2006, he published his landmark study, straightforwardly titled 'Psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance.'
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)