Lerer Bernard  completed his medical studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, his residency in psychiatry at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel and a post-doctoral fellowship at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. He is Professor of Psychiatry at HadassahHebrew University Medical Center, Director of the Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, former Director of the National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel and Founding Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. He is a veteran long distance runner who has completed 3 full marathons in the last 4 years. Lerer Bernard  completed his medical studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, his residency in psychiatry at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel and a post-doctoral fellowship at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. He is Professor of Psychiatry at HadassahHebrew University Medical Center, Director of the Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, former Director of the National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel and Founding Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. He is a veteran long distance runner who has completed 3 full marathons in the last 4 years.

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