Roland L. Fischer | |
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Born | 1915 |
Died | 1997 | (aged 81–82)
Alma mater | University of Basel |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychopharmacology and Pharmacology |
Institutions | Ohio State University (1958-1971), George Washington University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University |
Roland Fischer (1915–1997) was an experimental researcher and psychopharmacologist known for his early work on psychedelic drugs, schizophrenia, the perception-hallucination continuum model of altered states of consciousness, and for his work on gustation which later contributed to research supporting supertasting.[2]: 226 [3]: 9 [4] Fischer was formerly professor of experimental psychiatry and associate professor of pharmacology at Ohio State University (1958-1971),[5] and also held academic posts at George Washington University, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins University.[6]: 13, 259–260