Dr Evangelos Vassos PhD
Clinical Reader
Research interests
- Psychiatry
Contact details
Biography
Dr Evangelos Vassos is a Consultant Psychiatrist and a Clinical Reader. He holds a Medical Degree and a Doctorate Degree from the Medical School of the University of Athens, Greece and he trained in psychiatry in Oxford UK.
Dr Vassos is investigating genetic and environmental underpinnings of psychosis and mood disorders. His current work is focusing on the development and validation of risk estimation models for psychosis based on genetic and environmental risk factors. He has experience in genome-wide association studies, polygenic score analysis, genetic epidemiology studies and the development of novel meta-analysis methods.
Research
The Statistical Genetics Unit
Led by Professor Cathryn Lewis, it is a cross-school unit, comprising 20 researchers in the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre and in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics. Our aims are to develop and apply statistical methods to identify and characterise the genetic component to common, complex disorders.
Statistical and Computational Genetics and Genomics (SCGG) RIG
The SCGG Group brings together researchers at King’s who are developing and working with innovative quantitative and computational approaches for genomic discovery and its impact on human health.
News
Advanced techniques separate genetic risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
A new study from researchers at King’s College London has split schizophrenia risk into two genetically distinct pathways. One characterised by shared genetic...
Scientists show for the first time that risk of psychotic disorder appears to decline with time following cannabis use cessation
New research reports that cannabis users' risk of developing psychotic disorders appears to decrease with time once they stop using the drug.
Research
The Statistical Genetics Unit
Led by Professor Cathryn Lewis, it is a cross-school unit, comprising 20 researchers in the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre and in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics. Our aims are to develop and apply statistical methods to identify and characterise the genetic component to common, complex disorders.
Statistical and Computational Genetics and Genomics (SCGG) RIG
The SCGG Group brings together researchers at King’s who are developing and working with innovative quantitative and computational approaches for genomic discovery and its impact on human health.
News
Advanced techniques separate genetic risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
A new study from researchers at King’s College London has split schizophrenia risk into two genetically distinct pathways. One characterised by shared genetic...
Scientists show for the first time that risk of psychotic disorder appears to decline with time following cannabis use cessation
New research reports that cannabis users' risk of developing psychotic disorders appears to decrease with time once they stop using the drug.