Mariana Lopes is a post-doctoral research associate at the Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders (CREW) at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London since 2022. She is a dietitian specialised in eating disorders, with a keen interest in evidence-based approaches and novel interventions to improve eating behaviours in people with eating disorders, overweight, and obesity.

Her interests include exploring brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation, approach bias modification, and mindfulness. She is an EDI Theme Representative at the NIHR Maudsley BRC.

Mariana completed her PhD at the University of Sao Paulo (2021), Brazil, focusing on bone and body composition assessment in women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Currently, her research investigates the clinical complications of eating disorders, including the history of fractures in people with early-stage anorexia nervosa compared to those with a longer illness duration.

Additionally, she is conducting a clinical trial assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of combining brain stimulation with approach bias modification training to reduce food cravings in people taking antipsychotic medication.

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