David NuttProfessor David Nutt - Head of Centre

Professor David Nutt is currently the Edmond J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Brain Sciences. Professor Nutt broadcasts widely to the general public both on radio and television including BBC science and public affairs programmes on therapeutic as well as illicit drugs, their harms and their classification.

He also lectures widely to the public as well as to the scientific and medical communities.  In 2010 The Times Eureka science magazine included him in the 100 most important figures in British Science, and the only psychiatrist.

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David ErritzoeDr David Erritzoe - Deputy Head and Clinical Director of Centre

Dr David Erritzoe is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist at Imperial College & CNWL Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. His research focus is experimental psychopharmacology using brain-imaging techniques such as PET and MRI. He was trained in PET imaging at Columbia University in New York and later undertook a PhD at University Hospital Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. Since 2009 he has been involved in post-doc imaging research in the neurobiology of addictions and major depression at Imperial College. As clinical director in the Centre for Psychedelic Research, he investigates mechanisms and therapeutic potential of MDMA, ketamine and classic psychedelics together with the CPR team headed by Dr Carhart-Harris and Prof Nutt. In early 2021 David set up a new NHS-based psychopharmacology & psychedelic research clinic at St Charles Hospital in London, the CIPPRes Clinic.

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Dr Robin Carhart-HarrisDr Robin Carhart-Harris - Founder, Visiting Professor

Dr Robin Carhart-Harris moved to Imperial College London in 2008 after obtaining a PhD in Psychopharmacology from the University of Bristol and an MA in Psychoanalysis from Brunel University. At Imperial, he has designed and/or carried out human brain imaging studies with a variety of psychedelic compounds, plus a clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, and a current study comparing psilocybin with escitalopram for major depressive disorder.

In 2019, he set up the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, thanks to the generous support of its founders.

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Research team

Dr Jonny Martell

Dr Jonny Martell
Lead Medic

Sara Reed

Sara Reed
Psychedelic Research Therapist

Joseph Peill

Joseph Peill
Clinical Trial Manager

Claudio Agnorelli

Claudio Agnorelli
Research Assistant

Orla Mallon

Orla Mallon
Research Assistant

Julia Bornemann

Julia Bornemann
PhD Student

James Close

James Close
PhD student

Mark Sweeney

Mark Sweeney
PhD student

Sorcha O'Connor

Sorcha O'Connor
PhD Student

Tombaso Barba

Tombaso Barba
PhD student

Aleksandra Wingert

Aleksandra Wingert
Research assistant

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Collaborators

Dr Kyle Greenway

Dr Kyle Greenway
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Mendel Kaelen

Dr Mendel Kaelen
Collaborator

Dr Lauren Macdonald

Dr Lauren Macdonald
Clinical Trial Doctor

Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner

Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner
Assistant Psychologist

Dr Pedro Castro Rodrigues

Dr Pedro Castro Rodrigues
Collaborator

Dr Graham Campbell

Dr Graham Campbell
Study Psychiatrist – DMT for Depression Clinical Trial

Dr Roberta Murphy

Dr Roberta Murphy
Psilodep 2 - Study Psychiatrist

Gabriela Sawicka

Gabriela Sawicka
Honorary Research Assistant

Jennifer Danby

Jennifer Danby
Anorexia trial therapist

Dr Richard Zeifman

Dr Richard Zeifman

Dr Sam Gandy

Dr Sam Gandy
Collaborator

Dr Manesh Girn

Dr Manesh Girn

Kenneth Jønck

Kenneth Jønck
Software architect, Psychedelic Survey Tech Lead

Dr David Luke

Dr David Luke
Psychologist

Dr Frederico Magalhaes

Dr Frederico Magalhaes
Anorexia trial psychiatrist

Dr Tim Read

Dr Tim Read
Collaborator

Dr James Rucker

Dr James Rucker
Psychiatrist

Dr Enzo Tagliazucchi

Dr Enzo Tagliazucchi
Collaborator

Dr Malin Uthaug

Dr Malin Uthaug
Research Assistant

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