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Personal profile
Research interests
I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, working with Prof Steve Williams and Prof Sukhi Shergill to investigate the neural circuitry of cognitive dysfunction in psychosis and depression. More broadly, my research interests centre on using MRI and experimental medicine to (a) better understand the neurobiological mechanisms driving the onset of psychosis, and (b) develop novel treatments that better target the underlying pathophysiology.
Biographical details
I completed my PhD in Biological Psychiatry (2016-2019) within the Department of Psychosis Studies, supervised by Prof Paolo Fusar-Poli and Prof Philip McGuire. My doctoral research investigated treatments for people at clinical high risk of psychosis using network meta-analysis, MRI and pharmacological challenge with oxytocin. More recently, as a postdoc I worked with Prof Sagnik Bhattacharyya to examine the effects of cannabidiol on cerebral perfusion, neurochemistry and fMRI readouts in patients with psychosis risk.
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Oxytocin Modulates Hippocampal Perfusion in People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Davies, C., Paloyelis, Y., Rutigliano, G., Cappucciati, M., De Micheli, A., Ramella-Cravaro, V., Provenzani, U., Antoniades, M., Modinos, G., Oliver, D., Stahl, D., Murguia, S., Zelaya, F., Allen, P., Shergill, S., Morrison, P., Williams, S., Taylor, D., McGuire, P. & Fusar-Poli, P., 9 Jan 2019, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 44, 7, p. 1300-1309 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hippocampal Glutamate, Resting Perfusion and the Effects of Cannabidiol in Psychosis Risk
Davies, C., Bossong, M. G., Abreu Martins, D., Wilson, R., Appiah-Kusi, E., Blest Hopley, G., Allen, P., Zelaya, F., Lythgoe, D., Brammer, M., Perez, J., McGuire, P. & Bhattacharyya, S., 2023, In: Schizophrenia Bulletin Open. 4, 1, sgad022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lack of evidence to favor specific preventive interventions in psychosis: a network meta-analysis
Davies, C., Cipriani, A., Ioannidis, J. PA., Radua, J., Stahl, D. R., Provenzani, U., McGuire, P. & Fusar-Poli, P., 24 May 2018, In: World Psychiatry. 17, 2, p. 196–209Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors for psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Davies, C., Segre, G., Estrade, A., Radua, J., De Micheli, A., Provenzani, U., Oliver, D., Salazar de Pablo, G., Ramella-Cravaro, V., Besozzi, M., Dazzan, P., Miele, M., Caputo, G., Spallarossa, C., Crossland, G., Ilyas, A., Spada, G., Politi, P., Murray, R., McGuire, P., & 1 others, 1 May 2020, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 7, 5, p. 399-410 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Single Dose of Cannabidiol Modulates Medial Temporal and Striatal Function During Fear Processing in People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Davies, C., Wilson, R., Appiah-Kusi, E., Blest Hopley, G., Brammer, M., Perez, J., Murray, R., Allen, P., Bossong, M., McGuire, P. & Bhattacharyya, S., 13 Sept 2020, In: Translational psychiatry. 10, 1, 311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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King’s Elsevier Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis
Davies, Cathy (Recipient), 2020
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Early Career Researcher Paper of the Year Prize
Davies, Cathy (Recipient), 2018
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BAP Robert Kerwin International Bursary
Davies, Cathy (Recipient), 2021
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