Our group works at the interface between population-based research, neuroscience and clinical psychiatry.
Our aim is to understand the causes, mechanisms and treatments for psychosis (particularly schizophrenia) dementia, depression and bipolar disorder.
The group is led by Professor Peter Jones.
We investigate classical epidemiological characteristics in order to uncover causes for psychosis.
We have particular interests in cognition, longitudinal data and novel modelling approaches to defining life course descriptions of disorders and psychological dimensions in the population that we believe are stronger phenotypes for aetiological, genetic and treatment research than traditional approaches.
Established in 2009, EpiCentre brings together researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
Together we actively investigate the underlying epidemiological, genetic, neurobiological and psychological influences on the causes and outcomes of various psychiatric disorders.
We have many local and international collaborators, particularly with the University of Oulu, Finland, and the MRC LHA unit. We have a strong partnership with the local clinical service for first-episode psychosis—CAMEO.
Group members
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Professor Peter JonesGroup Leader Professor of Psychiatry Email: pbj21@cam.ac.uk |
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Jan StochlResearch Associate Psychometrician and Statistician Email: js883@cam.ac.uk |
Julieta GalanteResearch Associate Interested in mental health promotion and the effects of lifestyle on health. Email: mjg231@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Anna ChaplinPhD Candidate Researching the association between Email: ac2114@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Emma SonesonPhD Candidate Research primarily focuses on how we can use public health approaches to reduce the burden of mental health difficulties in children and young people. Email: es703@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Anna WiedermannPhD Candidate Interested in increasing the effectiveness of psychological therapies offered through NHS services. Email: aw778@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Benjamin PerryNIHR Doctoral Research Fellow Researching the increasingly blurred boundary between mental and physical health. Email: bip20@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
Claire FriedrichResearch Assistant
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Tomas FormanekResearch Associate Interested in epidemiology and computational aspects of psychiatric epidemiology.
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