Prof Steve Cole
Mar
16

Prof Steve Cole

Title: “RNA Biomarkers for Precision Immunopsychiatry in Major Depression”

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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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