Anthony Phillips is a Professor of Psychiatry at UBC, Senior Scientist at the Brain Research Centre, Founding Director of the UBC Institute of Mental Health, and Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction. His pioneering work in neuropsychopharmacology and systems neuroscience laid the foundation for our understanding of the role of dopamine in the neural control of motivation and memory. Further, he has applied knowledge concerning normal brain-behaviour function to understanding the neural bases of mental illness and addiction. He has more than 300 peer reviewed publications and has co-founded two Canadian biotechnology companies.