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Viktoriya Nikolova

PhD Student

  • Research Assistant

Biography

I joined King’s in 2015, having previously studied at the University of Leicester (BSc Psychology) and Imperial College London (MRes Experimental Neuroscience).   

I am currently doing a MRC DTP iCASE PhD looking at the role of the gastrointestinal tract in depression and the mechanisms underlying the putative antidepressant properties of probiotics (the PROMEX study).  For more information about the PROMEX study, see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/pm/research/cfad/promexstudy

Research Interests

  • Novel treatments for affective disorders  
  • The involvement of the gut microbiome in mental health  

    News

    New data demonstrates potential role of probiotic supplementation in adults with major depressive disorder

    New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with ADM Protexin, has shown...

    probiotic health

    Common factors within the gut associated with depression and bipolar disorder

    New research has found that there is a common, overlapping environment in the gut bacteria of people living with mental illnesses like depression, bipolar...

    koli-bacteria

      News

      New data demonstrates potential role of probiotic supplementation in adults with major depressive disorder

      New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with ADM Protexin, has shown...

      probiotic health

      Common factors within the gut associated with depression and bipolar disorder

      New research has found that there is a common, overlapping environment in the gut bacteria of people living with mental illnesses like depression, bipolar...

      koli-bacteria