Heads of Centre

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Professor David Nutt

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 public both on radio and television, including BBC science and public affairs programmes on therapeutic and illicit drugs, their harms, and their classification.
He also lectures widely to the public and 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.

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Dr David Erritzoe

Dr David Erritzoe is a clinical associate professor in psychopharmacology and psychiatry and Director in Imperial College’s Centre Psychedelic Research and the associated NHS-based CIPPRes Clinic. Here, he leads psychopharmacological and clinical research into the neurobiological underpinnings – e.g. using PET, fMRI and/or EEG brain imaging – of mental health conditions such as depression and addictions. Much of his work focuses on the therapeutic effects and associated neuromechanisms of psychedelic compounds.

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Research team

Kirsten Harvey

Kirsten Harvey
Centre Operations Manager

Dr Hannah Thurgur

Dr Hannah Thurgur
Clinical Trials Manager

Frederick Page

Frederick Page
Clinical Studies Coordinator

Sara Reed

Sara Reed
Lead Psychedelic Research Therapist

Dr Matt Wall

Dr Matt Wall
Honorary Senior Lecturer

Dr Kathryn Forcer

Dr Kathryn Forcer
Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Samu Kurki

Dr Samu Kurki
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Jonny Martell

Dr Jonny Martell
Lead Medic

Dr Louise Paterson

Dr Louise Paterson
Assistant Professor in Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry

Dr Pedro Castro Rodrigues

Dr Pedro Castro Rodrigues
Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Kate Godfrey

Dr Kate Godfrey
Research Associate

Dr Claudio Agnorelli

Dr Claudio Agnorelli
Research Associate

Dr Natalie Ertl

Dr Natalie Ertl
Honorary Research Associate

Dr Lisa Luan

Dr Lisa Luan
Research Postgraduate

Dr Robin Murphy

Dr Robin Murphy
Research Associate

Dr Rayyan Zafar

Dr Rayyan Zafar
Research Associate

Dr Danielle Kurtin

Dr Danielle Kurtin
Research Associate

Orla Mallon

Orla Mallon
PhD Student

Tommaso Barba

Tommaso Barba
PhD Student

James Close

James Close
PhD Student

Joseph Peill

Joseph Peill
PhD Student

Patrick Kleine

Patrick Kleine
PhD Student

Sorcha O'Connor

Sorcha O'Connor
PhD Student

Mark Sweeney

Mark Sweeney
PhD Student

Joanna Vamvakopoulou

Joanna Vamvakopoulou
PhD Student

Aleksandra Wingert

Aleksandra Wingert
PhD Student

Milly Adams

Milly Adams
Research Assistant

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Collaborators

Professor Robin Carhart-Harris

Professor Robin Carhart-Harris
Founder and Former Head of Centre

Dr Leor Roseman

Dr Leor Roseman
Senior Lecturer

Dr Chris Timmermann

Dr Chris Timmermann
Collaborator

Dr Hannah Douglass

Dr Hannah Douglass
Honorary Research Associate

Dr Kirran Ahmad

Dr Kirran Ahmad
Clinical Research Fellow Psychopharmacology

Dr Kyle Greenway

Dr Kyle Greenway
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Mendel Kaelen

Dr Mendel Kaelen
Collaborator

Rebecca Harding

Rebecca Harding
Collaborator

Dr Lauren Macdonald

Dr Lauren Macdonald
Clinical Trial Doctor

Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner

Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner
Assistant Psychologist

Michelle Baker-Jones

Michelle Baker-Jones
Integrative relational therapist

Hannah Barnett

Hannah Barnett
Honorary Research Officer

Dr Martina Di Simplicio

Dr Martina Di Simplicio
Clinical Associate Professor

Dr Nir Grossman

Dr Nir Grossman
Associate Professor in Neuroscience

Dr Pedro Mediano

Dr Pedro Mediano
Associate Professor in Neural Computation

Dr Fernando Rosas

Dr Fernando Rosas
Research Fellow

Dr Jack Wilson

Dr Jack Wilson
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Graham Campbell

Dr Graham Campbell
Study Psychiatrist – DMT for Depression Clinical Trial

Dr Roberta Murphy

Dr Roberta Murphy
Psilodep 2 - Study Psychiatrist

Gabriela Sawicka

Gabriela Sawicka
Honorary Research Assistant

Dr Meg Spriggs

Dr Meg Spriggs
Post Doc

Jennifer Danby

Jennifer Danby
Anorexia trial therapist

Hannes Kettner

Hannes Kettner
PhD Student

Julia Bornemann

Julia Bornemann
PhD Student

Dr Richard Zeifman

Dr Richard Zeifman

Dr Sam Gandy

Dr Sam Gandy
Collaborator

Dr Manesh Girn

Dr Manesh Girn

Kenneth Jønck

Kenneth Jønck
Software architect, Psychedelic Survey Tech Lead

Dr David Luke

Dr David Luke
Psychologist

Dr Frederico Magalhaes

Dr Frederico Magalhaes
Anorexia trial psychiatrist

Dr Tim Read

Dr Tim Read
Collaborator

Dr James Rucker

Dr James Rucker
Psychiatrist

Dr Enzo Tagliazucchi

Dr Enzo Tagliazucchi
Collaborator

Dr Malin Uthaug

Dr Malin Uthaug
Research Assistant

Dr Taylor Lyons

Dr Taylor Lyons
Collaborator

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