Robert Halliwell's Biography

Robert Halliwell, Professor of Neuroscience, University of The Pacific

Robert F. Halliwell completed postgraduate training in neurological science at University College London, in pharmacology at Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine. I previously held a lectureship in Neuroscience at the University of Durham, England and I am currently Professor in Neuroscience in the School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific. I contribute to Schools of Neuroscience in Africa for IBRO; I am a member of the Medical Ethics Committee at St Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA, and an Advisor on Mental Health for the Wellness Center of San Joaquin County. My laboratory is addressing the properties and value of neurons derived from a variety of human stem cells for studies in neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology; I have also published work in the history of medicine.