Summary
Dr. Samuel Turton is a MRC MARC clinical fellow completing a PhD in the Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology under the supervision of Prof Anne Lingford-Hughes and Prof David Nutt.
His research uses PET and MRI imaging to investigate the endogenous GABA and opioid neurotransmitter systems in alcohol addiction.
He is also involved in a number of other studies including the validation of a novel Imadazoline-2 binding site PET tracer BU99008.
Publications
Journals
Nahar LK, Cordero RE, Nutt D, et al., 2016, Validated Method for the Quantification of Baclofen in Human Plasma Using Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Vol:40, ISSN:0146-4760, Pages:117-123
Turton S, Lingford-Hughes A, 2016, Neurobiology and principles of addiction and tolerance, Medicine (united Kingdom), Vol:44, ISSN:1357-3039, Pages:693-696
Turton S, Nutt DJ, Carhart-Harris RL, 2014, A qualitative report on the subjective experience of intravenous psilocybin administered in an FMRI environment., Curr Drug Abuse Rev, Vol:7, Pages:117-127