Shitij Kapur, PhD, FMedSci, is the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Health) of the University of Melbourne. He was formerly of Dean and Head of School at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, and professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Kapur’s research has made major contributions to the understanding of psychosis and antipsychotic treatment. He is a current executive committee member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology and leads NEWMEDS, an innovative medicines initiative.