Biography
Cathy is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London. Her research interests centre on the use of neuroimaging and experimental medicine to (a) better understand the neurobiological mechanisms driving the onset of psychosis, and (b) develop novel treatments that better target the underlying pathophysiology.
Cathy studied for her PhD in Biological Psychiatry at the IoPPN (2016-2019) supervised by Dr Paolo Fusar-Poli and Professor Philip McGuire. Her doctoral research focused on the neurophysiological effects of oxytocin in people at clinical high risk for psychosis. Cathy now works in Professor Sagnik Bhattacharyya’s Lab examining the effects of cannabidiol in the same patient population. Prior to her PhD, Cathy completed a BSc in Psychology, MSc in Psychiatric Research, and worked for a number of years in clinical mental health services and at University College London (UCL).
Cathy has received a number of prizes and awards, including the Sir Robin Murray Prize for Academic Excellence, Early Career Researcher Paper of the Year Prize, British Association for Psychopharmacology Hannah Steinberg Award, IoPPN Excellence PhD Studentship and British Psychological Society University Prize.
Research Interests
- Early Intervention in Psychosis
- Neuropsychopharmacology
- Neuroimaging
- Experimental Medicine
- (Network) Meta-analysis
- Cannabinoids
Research Groups
- Translational Neuroscience & Psychiatry Lab (PI: Sagnik Bhattacharyya)
- CANTOP-RCT Study
- Department of Psychosis Studies
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Gunasekera, B., Davies, C., Blest Hopley, G., Veronese, M., Ramsey, N. F., Bossong, M. G., Radua, J., Bhattacharyya, S. & CBE Consortium, 3 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: bioRxiv. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.01.466757
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Kiemes, A., Gomes, F. V., Cash, D., Uliana, D. L., Simmons, C., Singh, N., Vernon, A., Turkheimer, F., Davies, C., Stone, J., Grace, A. A. & Modinos, G., 6 Nov 2021, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 47, 3, 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-021-01213-0
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Fusar-Poli, P., Radua, J., Davies, C. & Jauhar, S., 21 Jan 2022, In: Schizophrenia Bulletin. 48, 1, p. 1-3 3 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbab129
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Davies, C., Appiah-Kusi, E., Wilson, R., Blest Hopley, G., Bossong, M. G., Valmaggia, L., Brammer, M., Perez, J., Allen, P., Murray, R., McGuire, P. & Bhattacharyya, S., 4 Sep 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-021-01318-z
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Salazar de Pablo, G., Davies, C., de Diego, H., Solmi, M., Shin, J. I., Carvalho, A., Radua, J. & Fusar-Poli, P., 2021, In: European Psychiatry. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2222
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Kiemes, A., Davies, C., Kempton, M., Lukow, P., Bennallick, C., Stone, J. M. & Modinos, G., 8 Mar 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12, 644315. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.644315
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Gunasekera, B., Davies, C., Martin-Santos, R. & Bhattacharyya, S., Jun 2021, In: Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 6, 6, p. 636-645 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.10.007
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Fusar-Poli, P., Radua, J., McKenna, P. J., Laws, K., Davies, C. & Jauhar, S., 28 Jul 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11, p. 394 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00394
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Martins, D., Davies, C., De Micheli, A., Oliver, D., Krawczun-Rygmaczewska, A., Fusar-Poli, P. & Paloyelis, Y., 8 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Translational psychiatry. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Schmidt, A., Davies, C., Paloyelis, Y., Meyer, N., De Micheli, A., Ramella-Cravaro, V., Provenzani, U., Aoki, Y., Rutigliano, G., Cappucciati, M., Oliver, D., Murguia, S., Zelaya, F., Allen, P., Shergill, S., Morrison, P., Williams, S., Taylor, D., Borgwardt, S., Yamasue, H. & 2 others, McGuire, P. & Fusar-Poli, P., 1 Dec 2020, In: Translational psychiatry. 10, 1, 203. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-00885-4