Dr. Peter is currently Director of Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at University of London, UK. His interests include use of groups to help people change their health behaviours, and research in weight management. He has over 250 publications and holds a number of academic appointments.

Professor Peter Hajek′s research interests include addictive and health behaviours, especially smoking and weight management. He has been involved in the development and first published trials of several smoking cessation treatments now used worldwide, including nicotine inhalator, nicotine nasal spray, nicotine lozenge, dextrose and varenicline.