ACMD appoints new members
Four more experts have been appointed members to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Following the announcement of 10 leading experts joining the ACMD’s Advisory Council in January, 4 more appointments have been made today.
- Professor Karen Ersche
- Professor Sunjeev Kamboj
- Doctor Lorna Nisbet
- Jon Privett
The 4 will be joining the ACMD which provides advice and makes recommendations to the government on the harms caused by drugs.
Professor Ersche is Professor of Addiction Neuroscience at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, whilst Professor Kamboj is Professor of Translational Clinical Psychology at the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at University College London.
Doctor Nisbet is Senior Lecturer (teaching and research) at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, at the School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee.
Jon Privett will bring his extensive knowledge as an expert witness in drug trafficking with the Metropolitan Police to the ACMD.
The appointments have been made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.