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IoPPN Inaugural Lectures: 2017-2019

01 January 2020

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Inaugural lectures are given by newly arrived or promoted professors, who use the opportunity to introduce themselves, to present an overview of their own research and to highlight the latest developments in their field. Open to the general public, each event concludes with a drinks reception.

Professor Kei Cho | June 2019

'The journey from synapse physiology to drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease'

Chair: Professor Ian Everall

Vote of Thanks: Professor Chris Shaw

The fourth Inaugural Lecture of 2019 was delivered by Kei Cho, Professor of the UK Dementia Research Institute, Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience, IoPPN.

Professor Kate Tchanturia | June 2019

'The big picture, flexibility and positivity in the treatment of eating disorders'

Chair: Professor Allan Young

Vote of Thanks: Professor Ulrike Schmidt

The third Inaugural Lecture of 2019 was delivered by Kate Tchanturia, Professor in Psychology of Eating Disorders at the IoPPN.

Professor Lawrence Rajendran | May 2019

'ScienceMatters to Alzheimer's disease - a recount of my scientific journey so far'

Chair: Professor Ian Everall

Vote of Thanks: Professor Mark Richardson

The second Inaugural Lecture of 2019 was delivered by Lawrence Rajendran, van Geest Professor of Dementia Research and Deputy Director, UK Dementia Research Institute, IoPPN.

Professor Andrea Danese | May 2019

'Rethinking childhood trauma'

Chair: Professor Ian Everall

Vote of Thanks: Professor Sir Michael Rutter

The first Inaugural Lecture of 2019 was delivered by Andrea Danese, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the IoPPN.

Professor Andre Strydom | November 2018

'Alzheimer's and Down syndrome: removing the roadblocks for testing new treatments'

Chair: Professor Allan Young

Vote of Thanks: Professor Declan Murphy

The third Inaugural Lecture of 2018 was delivered by Andre Strydom, Professor of Intellectual Disabilities at the IoPPN.

Professor Nicola Fear | April 2018

'The Fear Factor: Life as a Military Epidemiologist'

Chair: Professor Anthony David

Vote of Thanks: Professor Simon Wessely

The second Inaugural Lecture of 2018 was delivered by Professor Nicola Fear, Director of the King's Centre for Military Health Research and Chair of the Psychological Medicine PhD sub-committee.

Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke | February 2018

'Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as Delay Aversion: The Curious Evolution of an Unlikely Idea'

Chair: Professor Anthony David

Vote of Thanks: Professor Eric Taylor

The first Inaugural Lecture of 2018 was delivered by Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience at the IoPPN.