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3rd Annual Psychiatry Graduate Symposium
The 3rd Annual Psychiatry Graduate Symposium took place on Thursday 26th November. The event has quickly become a tradition in the department, providing an opportunity for PhD students to showcase...
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Congratulations to Michael Hart for submitting his PhD!
We would like to congratulate Michael Hart on successfully completing his PhD! Michael completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr John Suckling. Here Michael gives us a quick summary of his work...
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Congratulations to Matthew Cassels for Completing his PhD!
We would like to congratulate Matthew Cassels on completing his PhD! Matthew completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr Paul Wilkinson. Here, Matthew gives us a quick summary of his work and...
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Congratulations to Joost Haarsma for Completing his PhD!
We would like to congratulate Joost Haarsma on completing his PhD! Joost completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr Graham Murray and Prof Paul Fletcher, and worked with the developmental...
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Congratulations to Owen Parsons for Completing his PhD!
We would like to congratulate Owen Parsons on completing his PhD! Owen completed his PhD thesis titled “Perception, Expectation and Uncertainty in Autism” under the supervision of Prof Simon...
View ArticleCongratulations to Johanna Finnemann for Completing her PhD!
We would like to congratulate Johanna Finnemann on completing her PhD! Johanna completed her PhD thesis titled “Investigating Sensory Prediction in Autism Spectrum Conditions” under the supervision of...
View ArticleCongratulations to Kwabena Kusi-Mensah on winning the 2020 Lasker Essay Contest
We congratulate Kwabena Kusi-Mensah for winning the 2020 Lasker Essay Contest for his essay “As One Single Tribe: Thinking Globally and Locall2). Kwabena is a psychiatrist with training in Child and...
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Congratulations to Sarah Hampton for Completing her PhD!
We would like to congratulate Sarah Hampton on completing her PhD! Sarah completed her PhD thesis titled “Autistic mothers and the perinatal period: maternal experiences and infant development” under...
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Congratulations to Jeremy Guild on completing his MPhil!
We would like to congratulate Jeremy Guild on completing his MPhil! Jeremy completed his MPhil titled “Anticipating Outcomes in Addiction: Behavioural and Neuroimaging Studies in Regular Drug Users”...
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Congratulations to Maggie Westwater for Completing her PhD!
We would like to congratulate Maggie Westwater on completing her PhD! Maggie completed her PhD thesis titled “Neurobiological and metabolic mechanisms of binge-eating in anorexia and bulimia nervosa”...
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Congratulations to Aicha Massrali on completing her PhD
Aicha completed her PhD thesis titled “Cellular phenotypes associated with NRXN1 mutations in Autism: an iPSC study” under the supervision of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Dr Mark Kotter and Dr Deepak...
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Title: The Relationship between Cardiometabolic Disorders and Schizophrenia: From Early-Life Origins to the Development of a Cardiometabolic Risk Prediction Algorithm for Young People with Psychosis...
View ArticleCongratulations Arkoprovo Paul on completing your PhD
Title: The role of Synaptic Genes NRXN1 and SHANK3 in Autism: an induced pluripotent stem cell study Research group: Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry Supervisor: Professor Simon...
View ArticleCongratulations Colleen Rollins on completing your PhD
Title of your PhD: Neurobiological mechanisms of hallucinations in schizophrenia Research group(s): John Suckling and Graham Murray Supervisor: Professor John Suckling and co-supervised by Dr...
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Congratulations Elizabeth Weir on completing your PhD!
Title: The Physical Health and Healthcare of Autistic Adults Name: Elizabeth Weir Research group: Autism Research Centre Supervisor: Dr Carrie Allison and Dr Simon Baron-Cohen Can you give us...
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Congratulations to Athina Aruldass on completing her PhD
PhD students who complete their studies are encouraged to share their experiences with us. Name: Athina Aruldass Research group: Brain Mapping Unit Supervisor: Professor Edward Bullmore Advisor: Dr...
View ArticleStudying with us: Interview with Rebeca Vitanov on completing her MPhil
My name is Rebeca, and I have completed my MPhil between the Department of Psychiatry and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. I am a biologist by background who has always had a fascination for...
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PhD in focus: Can an app for your phone help alcohol abuse?
PhD student Nele Peerenboom has just completed her PhD in the Development of a Smartphone Intervention for Cognitive Bias Modification in Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence. Research group: Voon...
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Showcasing postgraduate research
This year’s annual Psychiatry Postgraduate Research Symposium showcased some of the fantastic research taking place within the Department. At St Catharine’s College on 17 November 2022, a busy...
View ArticleThe association between cannabis use and reward processing, and the role of...
Martine Skumlien has just completed a PhD looking at the association between cannabis use and reward processing, and the role of adolescent vulnerability Research group: Barbara Sahakian...
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