Professor of Neurobiology of Psychosis, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, National Perinatal Psychiatry Services, South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Trust;
Vice-Dean International, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
Professional Experience
Member, MRC Clinical Training and Career Development Panel
Deputy Editor, Schizophrenia Research; and Associate Editor and Editorial board member, Nature Schizophrenia
Elected, Executive Board, Academic Division, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Elected, Board of Directors, Schizophrenia International Research Society
Elected, Executive Board of Academic Division, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Education & Training
MD, Medicine, School of Medicine, Cagliari University (Italy) (Honours)
Psychiatry, University of Cagliari, Italy (Honours)
Psychiatry, Senior House Officer Rotation (Maudsley Hospital, London)
MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists Membership, London
PhD, Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
FRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London
Research Grants
MRC Medical Research Foundation, £297,550.00 (PI).
EU 7th Framework Program, (PSYSCAN). € 5,998,346 (Co-PI)
MRC NIHR EME, Total funding £1,800,000, KCL Funding £219,000 (Sponsor: B. Deakin; KCL PI: P Dazzan)
EUFP7 Program, Optimization of Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia in Europe Total Funding: €11,186,830, KCL Funding: € 1,750,922 (PIs: Kahn, Kapur)
Wellcome Trust Project Grant (PI: Morgan); £519,148
Awards
Academic of the year Award, Royal College of Psychiatrists
NARSAD Independent Investigator Award
American Psychiatric Association, International Member
Young Minds in Psychiatry Award, American Psychiatric Association
Young Scientist Award, 13th Biennial Winter Workshop on Schizophrenia
Young Investigator Award, International Congress of Schizophrenia Research
NARSAD Young Investigator Award
Young Scientist Award, 11th Biennial Winter Workshop on Schizophrenia
Selected Publication
Crossley N,… Dazzan P. 2017 Connectomic correlates of response to treatment in first-episode psychosis. Brain, 2017 Feb;140(Pt 2):487-496. Editor’s Choice February 2017.
Nieuwenhuis M, … Dazzan P. Multi-center MRI prediction models: Predicting sex and illness course in first episode psychosis patients. Neuroimage. 2017 Jan 15;145(Pt B):246-253.
Mondelli V, …Dazzan P, Pariante CM. Brain microglia in psychiatric disorders. Lancet Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 25. pii: S2215-0366(17)30101-3.
Palaniyappan L, … Dazzan P. Globally Efficient Brain Organization and Treatment Response in Psychosis: A Connectomic Study of Gyrification. Schizophr Bull. 2016 Nov;42(6):1446-1456.
Mondelli V, … Dazzan P. Cortisol and Inflammatory Biomarkers Predict Poor Treatment Response in First Episode Psychosis. Schizophr Bull. 2015 Sep;41(5):1162-70.
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