PhD Project: Examining the cumulative effects of stress and immune challenge in early life on the risk of depression and anxiety in adulthood. Contact type Person First name Rebecca Surname Madden Additional name A Role PhD Student - Brunton Lab Organisation 1 Hugh Robson Building Organisation 2 15 George Square Organisation 3 Edinburgh EH8 9XD Email Rebecca.Madden@ed.ac.uk Personal Profile 2017 - present Wellcome Trust 4yr PhD in Translational Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh 2016 - 2017 MSc by Research in Integrative Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh 2010 - 2014 BSc (with honours of the 1st Class) in Psychology, University of St Andrews Research Using a combination of epidemiological and basic science techniques, I am investigating the shared and separate contributions of HPA axis dysregulation and immune activation on psychiatric phenotypes in adulthood. The epidemiological work is being conducted with Dr Heather Whalley in Psychiatry, while the lab-based work is being conducted under Dr Paula Brunton with co-supervision by Prof. Megan Holmes in CDBS. This article was published on 2022-10-17
Contact type Person First name Rebecca Surname Madden Additional name A Role PhD Student - Brunton Lab Organisation 1 Hugh Robson Building Organisation 2 15 George Square Organisation 3 Edinburgh EH8 9XD Email Rebecca.Madden@ed.ac.uk