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Carla  Dirmina

Carla Dirmina

Research Assistant

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Biography

Carla Dirmina is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders, working on Work Stream 5 of the EDIFY programme.

Prior to joining King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience in 2025, Carla completed her undergraduate studies in Applied Medical Sciences (BSc) at University College London (2020-2023), and her postgraduate degree in Translational Neuroscience (MSc) at Imperial College London (2023-2024).

Research Interests

  • Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa
  • Neuromodulation - repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)

Research Groups 

Eating Disorders Research Group

Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders

Research

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Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders (CREW)

The Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders aims to find out more about the neurobiological, genetic and psychological causes and consequences of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders, and to use that knowledge to develop new and better treatments.

Research

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Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders (CREW)

The Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders aims to find out more about the neurobiological, genetic and psychological causes and consequences of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders, and to use that knowledge to develop new and better treatments.