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Professor Sandrine Thuret Dr. rer. nat. FHEA

Professor of Neuroscience

Research interests

  • Neuroscience

Biography

I lead the Adult Neurogenesis & Mental Health Laboratory. The central theme of the lab is adult hippocampal neurogenesis, which is implicated in memory formation and mood regulation. We investigate environmental and molecular mechanisms controlling the production of these adult-born neurons and how they impact mental health. We study neurogenesis in healthy ageing as well as in the context of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and depression. By approaching neurogenesis in health and disease, the strategy is two folds:

  1. Validating the neurogenic process as a target for prevention and pharmacological interventions.
  2. Developing neurogenesis as a biomarker of disease prediction and progression.

I am also the Co-Head of Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience and the Chair of King’s Research Degrees Examination Board. 

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail

Find out more about my research:

 

Key collaborators:

  • The European DCogPLast Consortium, EU
  • Dr Tim Powell, King's College London, UK and Cornell University, USA
  • Dr Yvonne Nolan, University College Cork, Ireland
  • Sir Professor Simon Lovestone, University of Oxford, UK

Research

maurice wohl clinical neuroscience institute
Adult Neurogenesis & Mental Health

The central theme of the lab is postnatal or adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), which is implicated in memory formation and mood regulation.

ARTICLE Molecule Model
Causal Analysis & Evaluation

The Causal Modelling Group comprises statisticians and methodologists at King’s College London interested in drawing causal inferences from study data.

London landscape
Ageing Research at King's (ARK)

Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.

News

New Co-Heads of Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience

Appointment of Professor Sandrine Thuret and Professor Karl Peter Giese introduces a new collaborative leadership structure for the department.

Sandrine Thuret and Peter Giese Co-Heads Dep BCN

New test could detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has established a blood-based test that could be...

Alzheimer

New evidence of the relationship between diet, neurogenesis and late-life depression

New findings from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) confirm the relationship between nutrition, neuronal health, and late-life...

nutrition-thumb

King's launches new Mental Health Research PhD for Health Professionals

£7.8m Wellcome Trust funded PhD Programme will deliver a new generation of health professional scientists to lead mental health research in the future.

MH PhD 780x440

MRC Doctoral Training Partnership in Biomedical Sciences awarded multi-million funding

The funding will be used to train the next generation of academic, healthcare, and industrial biomedical PhD researchers.

laboratory 780 440

Intermittent Fasting in mice demonstrably more effective at promoting long term memory retention

Intermittent Fasting is an effective means of improving long term memory retention and generating new adult hippocampal neurons in mice

Brain

New project to investigate impact of exercise on gut microbiota and brain health in middle age

Translational collaborative grant will see King’s partner with APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork to provide new knowledge and decipher...

microbiome-promo

Lack of exercise and poor nutrition could increase the risk of diseases like dementia

Diet and exercise can influence the risk of cognitive decline (CD) and dementia by potentially influencing hippocampal neurogenesis (the process by which the...

nutrition-muscle-exercise

Events

07NovCREW launch

Research Showcase in Eating and Weight Disorders

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders at King's College London, and discover research from the NIHR...

Research

maurice wohl clinical neuroscience institute
Adult Neurogenesis & Mental Health

The central theme of the lab is postnatal or adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), which is implicated in memory formation and mood regulation.

ARTICLE Molecule Model
Causal Analysis & Evaluation

The Causal Modelling Group comprises statisticians and methodologists at King’s College London interested in drawing causal inferences from study data.

London landscape
Ageing Research at King's (ARK)

Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.

News

New Co-Heads of Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience

Appointment of Professor Sandrine Thuret and Professor Karl Peter Giese introduces a new collaborative leadership structure for the department.

Sandrine Thuret and Peter Giese Co-Heads Dep BCN

New test could detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has established a blood-based test that could be...

Alzheimer

New evidence of the relationship between diet, neurogenesis and late-life depression

New findings from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) confirm the relationship between nutrition, neuronal health, and late-life...

nutrition-thumb

King's launches new Mental Health Research PhD for Health Professionals

£7.8m Wellcome Trust funded PhD Programme will deliver a new generation of health professional scientists to lead mental health research in the future.

MH PhD 780x440

MRC Doctoral Training Partnership in Biomedical Sciences awarded multi-million funding

The funding will be used to train the next generation of academic, healthcare, and industrial biomedical PhD researchers.

laboratory 780 440

Intermittent Fasting in mice demonstrably more effective at promoting long term memory retention

Intermittent Fasting is an effective means of improving long term memory retention and generating new adult hippocampal neurons in mice

Brain

New project to investigate impact of exercise on gut microbiota and brain health in middle age

Translational collaborative grant will see King’s partner with APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork to provide new knowledge and decipher...

microbiome-promo

Lack of exercise and poor nutrition could increase the risk of diseases like dementia

Diet and exercise can influence the risk of cognitive decline (CD) and dementia by potentially influencing hippocampal neurogenesis (the process by which the...

nutrition-muscle-exercise

Events

07NovCREW launch

Research Showcase in Eating and Weight Disorders

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders at King's College London, and discover research from the NIHR...