Dr Livia A Carvalho
Senior Lecturer in Neuropsychopharmacology
Centre: Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine
Email: l.carvalho@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0) 20 7882 2101
Profile
Dr. Carvalho obtained a BSc in Pharmacology and Biochemistry, MSc in Neurosciences, and PhD in Pharmacology from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. She subsequently trained in psychoneuroimmunology with Prof. Carmine Pariante at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, KCL subsequently moving to the Psychobiology Group at University College London with Prof. Andrew Steptoe. Dr. Carvalho became a Lecturer at the William Harvey Research Institute in 2016. She holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer Post at the Department of Psychobiology, University of Malaga, Spain and is a Fellow of the Institute of Clinical Research.
Her interests rely in understanding whether immunophenotyping depression can influence treatment decisions both in improved disease stratification and in the discovery of secondary inflammation targets for drug discovery and repositioning in depression. This translational approach involves a combination of laboratory-based experiments, clinical trials and real-world measures using epidemiology and molecular (dry and wet lab) approaches.
Memberships/Awards
Dr Carvalho has received several prestigious awards including Young Investigator Awards from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), the European Neuropsychopharmacology Society (ECNP), the British Association for Psychopharmacology Non-clinical Award, and the American Psychosomatic Society.
Teaching Activities
Dr Carvalho leads the module SSCY2 “Brain Behaviour and Immunity” and co-leads the modules and “Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Safety Assessment” with Dr. Aisah Abdool; whilst also contributing to the teaching of other modules within the FMD. She contributes widely for the MBBS Programme by supporting Interviews for Medicine A100 and GEP, OSCE, PBLs, and SSC Y4. She is an academic advisor for several students in the MBBS and Biomedical Sciences Programme, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I have directly trained numerous researchers inspiring the next generation of Translational Scientists. Some of whom have obtained academic faculty positions Daisy Fancourt (UCL) and Ann Liljn (University Hospital of Northen Sweden), and others followed a career path of their dreams in academia, Naghmeh Nikkheslat (Post doc KCL), Amy Ronaldson (Post doc KCL), or industry Laura Hanns (Senior Scientist UCB), Samantha Lawes (Clinical Trials Manager at IESO), and Gill Weston (Consultant at Flourishing).
Reviewer Activities
Reviewer Ad-hoc for the following journals Brain Behaviour and Immunity, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Neuropsychopharmacology, among others.
External reviewer for fellowships, project and programme grant for the FWO Research Foundation, Brussels; ME Research, Dunhill Medical Trust, UK; Economic and Social Research Council, UK, Alzheimer Research Trust; National Institute of Health Research, UK, Medical Research Council, UK.
