Prof Christine Heim
Feb
9

Prof Christine Heim

Title: “Stressed Beginnings, Vulnerable Minds: The Neurobiology of Early-Life Stress across the Lifespan”

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Prof Ana Andreazza
Jan
26

Prof Ana Andreazza

Title: “Abnormal mitochondria and inflammation in bipolar disorder”

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Prof Dominique Endres
Dec
8

Prof Dominique Endres

Title: “Immunopsychiatry From a Clinical Perspective”

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Fabia Filipello & Jehanita Jesuthasan
Nov
17

Fabia Filipello & Jehanita Jesuthasan

Title: “Type I Interferon at the Maternal–Fetal Interface Alters Microglia and Synaptic Integrity in Neurodevelopmental Disorders”

Title: “Genetic evidence for repurposing immunomodulatory drugs for major depressive disorder”

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Prof John Lukens
Nov
3

Prof John Lukens

Title: “Innate Immunity at the Crossroads of Neurological Health and Disease”

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Dr Paolo Enrico & Dr Naghmeh Nikkheslat
Oct
20

Dr Paolo Enrico & Dr Naghmeh Nikkheslat

Title: “From Immune Stratification to Molecular Lipid Mapping: Translational Insights from Psychosis and Perinatal Depression”

Title: “Immune and Kynurenine Pathway Alterations Across Risk and Remission in Adolescent Depression”

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Prof Charles Raison
Oct
6

Prof Charles Raison

Title: Inflammation, Ancient Practices and Targeted Therapies

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Dr Alessandro Venturino & Maddy Kirkpatrick
May
12

Dr Alessandro Venturino & Maddy Kirkpatrick

Titles:

  • "A brain-body axis promotes a sexual dimorphic microglia response in the visual cortex after ketamine anaesthesia” - Dr Alessandro Venturino

  • “Modelling the Intergenerational Impact of Antenatal Depression: How Oestradiol Modulates Inflammatory Responses in Fetal Hippocampal Cells” - Maddy Kirkpatrick

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Dr Laura Fonken
Apr
28

Dr Laura Fonken

Title: TBA

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Dr Hemmo Drexhage
Apr
7

Dr Hemmo Drexhage

Title: One Size Does Not Fit All - The therapeutic effect of additional statins in schizophrenia is restricted to a particular group of patients showing indications of a pro-inflammatory setpoint in blood monocytes

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Enzo Cipriani & Eimear Foley
Feb
24

Enzo Cipriani & Eimear Foley

Titles: TBC

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Professor Christian Otte
Jan
13

Professor Christian Otte

Title: Statins as antidepressants in patients with comorbid obesity and major depression?: Results from the multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled SIMCODE trial

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Dr Julie Lasselin
Dec
16

Dr Julie Lasselin

Speaker: Dr Julie Lasselin

Talk Title: “Inflammation-induced emotional and behavioural changes in humans and role of top-down factors”

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Dr Jonathan Savitz
Nov
25

Dr Jonathan Savitz

Speaker: Dr Jonathan Savitz

Talk Title: “Response to Inflammatory Challenge in Major Depressive Disorder”

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Dr Aiste Lengvenyte & Becky Milton
Nov
4

Dr Aiste Lengvenyte & Becky Milton

Speakers: Dr Aiste Lengvenyte & Becky Milton

Talk titles:

  1. "In search of peripheral signatures of suicidal behaviours” - Dr Aiste Lengvenyte

  2. “Obesity and Depression: An Immunometabolism Link?” - Becky Milton

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Professor Carmine Pariante
Oct
7
to 14 Oct

Professor Carmine Pariante

Speaker: Professor Carmine Pariante

Talk Title: “Increased Inflammation in Depression: A biological and philosophical update”

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Dr Michele Santoni & Dr Amalie Couch
Jun
17

Dr Michele Santoni & Dr Amalie Couch

Speakers: Dr Michele Santoni & Dr Amalie Couch

Talk titles:

  1. "Investigation between the endocannabinoid and mesocorticolimbic systems in a maternal immune activation model of schizophrenia" - Dr Michele Santoni

  2. “Cellular Conversations in the Context of Psychiatric Risk: Revealing Cell-Specific Responses to IL-6 in hiPSC-Derived Microglia and Neural Progenitor Cells” - Dr Amalie Couch

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Dr Femke Lamers
Jun
3

Dr Femke Lamers

Speakers: Dr Femke Lamers

Talk Title: “Immunometabolic Dysregulations in Major Depressive Disorder: Implications and examples for personalized treatment”

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Courtney Worrell & Edward Palmer
May
13

Courtney Worrell & Edward Palmer

Speakers: Courtney Worrell & Edward Palmer

Talk Titles:

  1. “Exploring the effect of childhood trauma in the inflammatory gene expression differences observed in treatment response in depression” - Courtney Worrell

  2. “Using Biomarkers to elucidate the role of inflammation in mental health – results from longitudinal and cohort studies” - Edward Palmer

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Prof Bernhard Baune
Apr
22

Prof Bernhard Baune

Speakers: Prof Bernhard Baune

Talk Title: “Immunogenetics findings in Psychiatric disorders”

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Prof Aric Prather
Mar
18

Prof Aric Prather

Speakers: Prof Aric Prather

Talk Title: “Sleep and Susceptibility to Infectious Illness: COVID-19 and Beyond”

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Dr Manish Jha & Dr David Goldsmith
Mar
4

Dr Manish Jha & Dr David Goldsmith

Speakers: Dr Manish Jha & Dr David Goldsmith

Talk Titles:

  1. “Weighing Options When Selecting Antidepressants: Can Immune Biomarkers Help?” - Dr Manish Jha

  2. “Toward Achieving Specificity in Inflammation and Psychosis: Effects on Nucleus Accumbens – Insula Circuitry in Association with Deficits in Motivation and Pleasure” - Dr David Goldsmith

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Dr Anthony Vernon
Feb
19

Dr Anthony Vernon

Speakers: Dr Anthony Vernon

Talk Title:  "Modelling immune activation in development using induced pluripotent stem cells"

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Dr Luca Sforzini & Dr Benedetta Vai
Jan
29

Dr Luca Sforzini & Dr Benedetta Vai

Speakers: Dr Luca Sforzini & Dr Benedetta Vai

Talk Titles:

  1. Gene-Expression Profiles in Major Depressive Disorder: From Clinical Phenotypes to Immunopsychiatry - by Dr Sforzini

  2. Improving mood disorders healthcare: capturing the biological heterogeneity with machine learning” - by Dr Vai

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Prof Marion Leboyer
Jan
15

Prof Marion Leboyer

Speakers: Prof Marion Leboyer

Talk Title: Immuno-Genetic Background of Major Psychiatric Disorder

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Prof Greg Miller
Dec
11

Prof Greg Miller

Speaker: Professor Greg Miller

Talk Title: Understanding the Health Consequences of Children’s Exposure to Violence

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Dr Giulia Lombardo & Dr Andrea Ballesio
Nov
20

Dr Giulia Lombardo & Dr Andrea Ballesio

Speakers: Dr Giulia Lombardo & Dr Andrea Ballesio

Talk Titles:

“Sex Hormones & Inflammation in Major Depression Disorder” by Dr Giulia Lombardo

“Inflammation and depression: a prospective from insomnia research” by Dr Andrea Ballesio

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Prof Igor Branchi
Nov
6

Prof Igor Branchi

Speaker: Professor Igor Branchi

Talk Title:Breaking free from the inflammatory trap of depression: regulating the interplay between immune activation and plasticity to foster mental health”

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Philippe Kerr & Dr Valentina Mosienko
Oct
16

Philippe Kerr & Dr Valentina Mosienko

Speakers: Philippe Kerr & Dr Valentina Mosienko

Talk titles:

"Is allostatic load more than the sum of its parts? Using network analyses to profile patterns of physiological dysregulation among controls and patients with mood disorders with low and high allostatic load” by Philippe Kerr.

“Astrocytes as targets of antidepressants” by Dr Valentina Mosienko.

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Prof Neil Harrison
Oct
2

Prof Neil Harrison

Speaker: Professor Neil Harrison

Talk title: From Neuroimaging to Immunopsychiatry

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