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Alice Egerton
Alice Egerton

Professor Alice Egerton

Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology

Research interests

  • Neuroscience
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychology

Biography

Prof. Alice Egerton completed her undergraduate degree in pharmacology at the University of Glasgow and PhD at the University of Strathclyde before moving to Imperial College London. She joined the Department of Psychosis Studies at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London in 2008. She is Deputy Lead of the Experimental Medicine and Novel Therapeutics Theme at the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre.

Research Interests

Her research applies human brain imaging and complementary techniques to study the neurobiology of schizophrenia. She is interested in why schizophrenia develops, why symptoms and responses to medication vary between individuals, and in developing novel treatments through experimental medicine studies and clinical trials. Techniques include magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS, especially to study brain glutamate), PET, fMRI and structural MRI.

Teaching

She is the Programme Leader for the MSc in Psychiatric Research and a supervisor to PhD students.

    Research

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    STRATA - Schizophrenia: Treatment Resistance and Therapeutic Advances

    People with schizophrenia suffer from a range of symptoms including hallucinations (such as hearing voices), delusions (false beliefs) and thought disorder (thoughts not flowing in a logical way).

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    A new generation of Inspiring Women at the IoPPN

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      Research

      neuron-communication-receptor-STRATA-Schizophrenia-hero
      STRATA - Schizophrenia: Treatment Resistance and Therapeutic Advances

      People with schizophrenia suffer from a range of symptoms including hallucinations (such as hearing voices), delusions (false beliefs) and thought disorder (thoughts not flowing in a logical way).

      News

      A new generation of Inspiring Women at the IoPPN

      28 new portraits of internationally recognised female professors at the Faculty have been added to IoPPN’s ‘Inspiring Women’ exhibition, celebrating the...

      Inspiring Women cover photo