Skip to main content
Luis Alameda

Dr Luis Alameda

Visiting research fellow

  • Head of the Treatment and Early Intervention in Psychosis Program (TIPP), Lausanne University Hospital

Research interests

  • Mental Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Contact details

Biography

Dr Luis Alameda studied at Universities of Sevilla, Lund and Florence and he trained in psychiatry and psychotherapy in Lausanne University Hospital. From 2017 to 2022 he worked at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant psychiatrist while completing a PhD in the Department of Psychosis Studies at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. His PhD was awarded the 2022/23 King's Outstanding Thesis Prize and the Psychosis Studies PhD of the Year award, both in 2022. Dr Alameda has also been awarded the 2019 Research Prize by the European Psychiatric Association for one of his publications. Since April 2022, Dr Alameda has led the Treatment and Early Intervention in Psychosis Program (TIPP) in Lausanne while he keeps collaborating with the IoPPN as a research fellow.

Research Interests

Dr Luis Alameda’s research is on the link between childhood trauma and psychosis, from clinical aspects to molecular mechanisms.

Key Publications

    News

    Researchers uncover new biological mechanisms underlying the link between childhood trauma and psychosis

    New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has identified changes on several key genes that...

    ARTICLE DNA

      News

      Researchers uncover new biological mechanisms underlying the link between childhood trauma and psychosis

      New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has identified changes on several key genes that...

      ARTICLE DNA