Women at Imperial Week celebrates the achievements of our staff, students and alumni, and raises awareness of support and initiatives across the university. Below, we present a round-up of recent profiles, interviews, and multimedia features with academics and professional staff from the Department of Brain Sciences. Visit the Women at Imperial website for full event listings, profiles and more.
Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes, Professor of Addiction Biology, Department of Brain Sciences
In this essay for the Imperial Medicine Blog, Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes reflects on the winding path that led her to become one of the UK’s leading experts in addiction psychiatry.
Sara Reed, Psychedelic Research Therapist and Department EDI Co-Lead and Committee Chair, Centre for Psychedelic Research
Sara Reed wears many hats: therapist, researcher, and now the Department’s new EDI Co-Lead and Committee Chair. In this profile, she shares her vision for equity, diversity, and inclusion as something that should sit at the heart of how the department works.
Chantelle Diagne, Section Manager for Neuroscience, Imperial College London
With over 13 years of experience managing global health projects at institutions including LSHTM and UCL, Chantelle Diagne brings a wealth of expertise to her role as Section Manager for Neuroscience. In this profile, she reflects on her professional journey, the shifting landscape of global health funding, and the values that shape her approach to leadership.
Brianna Austin, PhD Student, Department of Brain Sciences
Brianna Austin is a first-year President’s PhD Scholarship recipient whose research aims to understand the brain’s capacity for recovery after traumatic brain injury. Alongside her research, she co-created the Craving Clarity podcast, producing 20 episodes that amplify marginalised voices in addiction neuroscience.
Professor Dasha Nicholls, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry
In her inaugural lecture, To Eat or Not to Eat: Navigating Risk for Eating Disorders for Young People, Professor Dasha Nicholls explores the growing public health challenge of eating disorders in children and young people, and why our understanding of who is at risk is changing.
Dr Danielle Kurtin, Research Fellow, Department of Brain Sciences
We also revisit a profile from 2024: Dr Danielle Kurtin, then a Research Associate in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London and now a Research Fellow, investigates how the brain reorganises itself in conditions such as substance use disorder and depression, using neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation.
Events
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