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Email

andrew.lawrence@florey.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Education
PhD
Loughborough University
PhD
Loughborough University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Loughborough University
ORCID

0000-0001-6836-727X

Prof Andrew Lawrence

Professorial Fellow
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

571 Scholarly works
16 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Determining sex differences in gene expression patterns following excessive alcohol consumption
    DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2026.01.108
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors In Alcohol Use Disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2026.01.015
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sex differences in neural circuits driving binge drinking: A role for the basolateral amygdala
    DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2026.01.133
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessing the utility of the neurosteroid zuranolone to modify alcohol-related behaviours
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.110833
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Linking Clinical and Basic Science Discovery to Find New Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    Investigating the Role of Zona Incerta RXFP3+ Cells in Learning and Memory
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Repurposing an Alzheimer’s Trial Drug to Block Relapse in Cocaine Addiction Models
Andrew Lawrence

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2008
Lecture Series award Research Society on Alcoholism
2006
Young Investigator Award Asia-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry
2005
FBPharmacolS - Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society
2002
NHMRC SRF - Senior Fellow NHMRC

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Chronic alcohol consumption and abstinence disrupt cholinergic gene expression in the mesopontine tegmentum of alcohol-preferring iP rats
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2026.138539
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Bed nucleus of stria terminalis enkephalin neurons contribute to depletion-induced salt appetite.
    DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2290-25.2026
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Of mice, molecules and mental health: establishment of the consortium for preclinical psychiatric research to find solutions to the translational gap
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03361-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    FGF21 analogue PF-05231023 on alcohol consumption and neuronal activity in the nucleus accumbens
    DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02133-z
  • 2026

    Journal article

    MDMA alters fear extinction, and reduces alcohol consumption in inbred alcohol preferring iP rats but not outbred Wistar rats
    DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02394-2
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Development of an Australian Clinical Practice Guideline on methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119866

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Neural Circuitry of Maternal Behaviour
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Midbrain Hunger Signalling Modifies Decision Making Under Conflict

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