Master of Science in Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Social Genetic and Dev Psychiatry Centre
Abstract
TBC when student commences PhD in 16/17
People |
ORCID iD |
Geoffrey Bird (Primary Supervisor) | |
Kirstin Purves (Student) |
Publications
Bryois J
(2020)
Genetic identification of cell types underlying brain complex traits yields insights into the etiology of Parkinson's disease.
in Nature genetics
Cheesman R
(2020)
Familial Influences on Neuroticism and Education in the UK Biobank.
in Behavior genetics
Cheesman R
(2019)
Familial influences on Neuroticism and Education in the UK Biobank
Cheesman R
(2018)
Extracting stability increases the SNP heritability of emotional problems in young people
in Translational Psychiatry
Coleman JRI
(2020)
Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank.
in Molecular psychiatry
Glanville KP
(2020)
Classical Human Leukocyte Antigen Alleles and C4 Haplotypes Are Not Significantly Associated With Depression.
in Biological psychiatry
Hodgson K
(2020)
Cannabis use, depression and self-harm: phenotypic and genetic relationships.
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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MR/P501979/1 | 01/10/2015 | 30/03/2021 | |||
1668713 | Studentship | MR/P501979/1 | 21/09/2015 | 30/09/2019 | Kirstin Purves |
Title | Smartphone app for the collection of fear conditioning data |
Description | The Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app is a flexible research tool that collects data on a behavioural task called fear conditioning, a cross-species model for fear disorder development and exposure treatment response. |
Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Several notable collaborations have arisen with international instutions |
Description | Craske Lab UCLA |
Organisation | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Development of novel research method for large data collection in experimental psychology. |
Collaborator Contribution | Expert experimental psychology advice and support. Comparison methodology for validation of tool |
Impact | Papers in process |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Feasibility study of measuring mechanisms influencing trauma |
Organisation | Virginia Commonwealth University |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I consult on the application of the FLARe smartphone app to collect fear conditioning data in a sample of longitudinally assessed trauma-exposed individuals in the united states |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners have designed, coordinated and run the study |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Pilot study investigating longitudinal predictors of relapse and recovery from eating disorders using a novel fear based treatment. |
Organisation | University of Louisville |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I am a co-investigator on a grant application for a pilot study which will involve remote data collection to identify predictors of treatment response and relapse following a novel exposure-based treatment for fear in the eating disorders. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are clinicians who have designed and will deliver this novel treatment whilst assessing a multitude of potential predictors and contributors to recovery and relapse processes. |
Impact | If the grant is funded there will be manuscripts in the future. Currently, no output has resulted. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Pilot study of fear mechanisms associated with eating disorders |
Organisation | King's College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I have consulted on the implementation, data cleaning, data analysis and interpretation of the first pilot work characterising fear conditioning in individuals who have received acute inpatient treatment for eating disorders. |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners collect the data and perform primary analyses. They have designed the study and are clinicians with access to a difficult to recruit and important sample. |
Impact | A manuscript is in preparation |
Start Year | 2018 |