Lauren joined King's College London as a Research Assistant in 2024, having previously completed an MSc in Neuroscience at the university. Alongside her role within the Centre for Affective Disorders, she is undertaking a part-time PhD investigating the neuroimaging of treatment-resistant depression using data from the UK Biobank.

As a Research Assistant, Lauren is a lead study coordinator for a number of commercial clinical trials investigating novel treatments for unipolar and bipolar depression.

Lauren holds a first class BSc in Pharmacology from Newcastle University alongside a MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London. 

Research Interests

• Neuroimaging of psychiatric disorders
• Major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression
• Biomarkers of treatment response
• Novel treatments for Major depressive disorder 

Key Publications

Structural and functional brain correlates of treatment-resistant depression: A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging studies