Richard completed his medical degree at University of Birmingham and his Master's degree in Translational Neuroscience at Imperial College London, for which he was awarded the Dean's Prize for the highest Distinction in the cohort. He joined Oliver Howes' research group at KCL in 2022, after completing his MSc project within a study looking at mitochondrial dysfunction in psychosis. He is currently working on his PhD with the group focusing on the synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia. 

Research Interests

• Synaptic dysfunction in schizophrenia
• Neuroimaging using PET and MRI
• Cognitive dysfunction and neurodevelopment

Teaching

MSc in Early Intervention in Psychosis - yearly lecture on treatment resistance in schizophrenia