People
Dr Robin Carhart-Harris - Director & Head of Centre
Dr Robin Carhart-Harris moved to Imperial College London in 2008 after obtaining a PhD in Psychopharmacology from the University of Bristol and an MA in Psychoanalysis from Brunel University. At Imperial, he has designed and/or carried out human brain imaging studies with a variety of psychedelic compounds, plus a clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, and a current study comparing psilocybin with escitalopram for major depressive disorder.
In 2019, he set up the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, thanks to the generous support of its founders.
Professor David Nutt - Deputy Head of Centre
Professor David Nutt is currently the Edmond J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Brain Sciences. Professor Nutt broadcasts widely to the general public both on radio and television including BBC science and public affairs programmes on therapeutic as well as illicit drugs, their harms and their classification.
He also lectures widely to the public as well as to the scientific and medical communities. In 2010 The Times Eureka science magazine included him in the 100 most important figures in British Science, and the only psychiatrist.
Dr David Erritzoe - Clinical Director of Centre
Dr David Erritzoe is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist at Imperial College & CNWL Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. His research focus is experimental psychopharmacology using brain-imaging techniques such as PET and MRI. He was trained in PET imaging at Columbia University in New York and later undertook a PhD at University Hospital Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. Since 2009 he has been involved in post-doc imaging research in the neurobiology of addictions and major depression at Imperial College. As clinical director in the Centre for Psychedelic Research, he investigates mechanisms and therapeutic potential of MDMA, ketamine and classic psychedelics together with the CPR team headed by Dr Carhart-Harris and Prof Nutt. In early 2021 David set up a new NHS-based psychopharmacology & psychedelic research clinic at St Charles Hospital in London, the CIPPRes Clinic.
Research team
Dr Kirran Ahmad
Dr Kirran Ahmad
Clinical Research Fellow Psychopharmacology
Michelle Baker-Jones
Michelle Baker-Jones
Integrative relational therapist
Tommaso Barba
Tommaso Barba
Research Intern
Julia Bornemann
Julia Bornemann
PhD Student
Katerina Buglova
Katerina Buglova
Centre Operations Manager
Dr Graham Campbell
Dr Graham Campbell
Study Psychiatrist – DMT for Depression Clinical Trial
Hannah Douglass
Hannah Douglass
PhD Student
Dana Geerts
Dana Geerts
Intern
Bruna Giribaldi
Bruna Giribaldi
Clinical Trial Manager
Renée Harvey
Renée Harvey
Psilodep 2 - Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Guide
Laura Kartner
Laura Kartner
Research Assistant
Hannes Kettner
Hannes Kettner
Research Assistant, PhD Student
Lisa Luan
Lisa Luan
PhD Student
Taylor Lyons
Taylor Lyons
Research Assistant
Dr Frederico Magalhaes
Dr Frederico Magalhaes
Anorexia trial psychiatrist
Keri Mans
Keri Mans
Research Assistant
Dr Jonny Martell
Dr Jonny Martell
Psilodep 2 - Study Psychiatrist
Dr Roberta Murphy
Dr Roberta Murphy
Psilodep 2 - Study Psychiatrist
Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner
Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner
Psilodep 2 - Assistant Psychologist
Dr Fernando Rosas
Dr Fernando Rosas
Research Fellow
Dr Leor Roseman
Dr Leor Roseman
Post Doc
Meg Spriggs
Meg Spriggs
Post Doc
Balázs Szigeti
Balázs Szigeti
Research Associate
Chris Timmermann
Chris Timmermann
Research Associate
Malin Uthaug
Malin Uthaug
Research Assistant
Dr Benji Waterhouse
Dr Benji Waterhouse
Psilodep 2 - Psychiatrist and Assistant Guide
Dr Rosalind Watts
Dr Rosalind Watts
Psilodep 2 - Clinical Lead
Rayyan Zafar
Rayyan Zafar
PhD Student
Collaborators
Ari Brouwer
Ari Brouwer
Collaborator
Tobias Buchborn
Tobias Buchborn
Honorary Research Fellow
James Close
James Close
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
Dr Camilla Day
Dr Camilla Day
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
Dr Luigi Espasiano
Dr Luigi Espasiano
Medical Doctor
Amanda Feilding
Amanda Feilding
Founder and Director of the Beckley Foundation
Dr Sam Gandy
Dr Sam Gandy
Collaborator
Cameron Gray
Cameron Gray
Artist
Luke Gray
Luke Gray
Logo design & art
Eline Haijen
Eline Haijen
Research Associate
Kenneth Jønck
Kenneth Jønck
Software architect, Psychedelic Survey Tech Lead
Dr Mendel Kaelen
Dr Mendel Kaelen
Collaborator
Nicolai Lassen
Nicolai Lassen
Designer & front-end architect, Psychedelic Survey Design & Web Lead
Dr David Luke
Dr David Luke
Psychologist
Associate Professor Rebecca Park
Associate Professor Rebecca Park
Anorexia trial collaborator
Lis Marie Pommerencke
Lis Marie Pommerencke
Intern
Dr Tim Read
Dr Tim Read
Collaborator
Dr James Rucker
Dr James Rucker
Psychiatrist
Suzanne Russ
Suzanne Russ
Collaborator
Sandeep Sangha
Sandeep Sangha
Founder of Imperial Psychedelic Studies
Eduardo Schoenberg
Eduardo Schoenberg
Collaborator
Dr Ben Sessa
Dr Ben Sessa
Psychiatrist
Enzo Tagliazucchi
Enzo Tagliazucchi
Collaborator
William Trender
William Trender
Collaborator
Luke Williams
Luke Williams
Research Associate