𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒚
Sir Robin Murray is Professor of Psychiatric research at the Institute of Psychiatry and is concerned with finding the causes of psychosis, and improving its treatment.
His early work challenged the prevailing view of schizophrenia as an adult-onset brain disease, instead demonstrating that it is in part a neurodevelopmental disorder.
He and his colleagues have shown that that environmental factors such as obstetric events, childhood adversity, migration, and heavy cannabis use are all risk factors for psychosis.
Robin is the most widely cited schizophrenia researcher outside the USA and was knighted by the Queen in 2011.
He is one of only four psychiatrists ever to be elected to the UK Royal Society.
His early work challenged the prevailing view of schizophrenia as an adult-onset brain disease, instead demonstrating that it is in part a neurodevelopmental disorder.
He and his colleagues have shown that that environmental factors such as obstetric events, childhood adversity, migration, and heavy cannabis use are all risk factors for psychosis.
Robin is the most widely cited schizophrenia researcher outside the USA and was knighted by the Queen in 2011.
He is one of only four psychiatrists ever to be elected to the UK Royal Society.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒂 𝑫𝒊 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊
Marta Di Forti is a Professor of Drugs, Genes, and Psychosis at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and an MRC senior clinical scientist.
Her work identified an increased risk of psychosis following the use of high-potency cannabis, particularly in adolescence. The clinical population she cares for comprises young people suffering from their first episode of psychosis.
Her clinical work is crucial in informing and inspiring her academic interests. Marta currently researches the interaction between genes and cannabis in causing psychotic disorders and worsening the outcome.
Her work identified an increased risk of psychosis following the use of high-potency cannabis, particularly in adolescence. The clinical population she cares for comprises young people suffering from their first episode of psychosis.
Her clinical work is crucial in informing and inspiring her academic interests. Marta currently researches the interaction between genes and cannabis in causing psychotic disorders and worsening the outcome.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉
Professor Anton Grech is a Maltese psychiatrist who focuses on addictions and neuropsychiatry.
He trained at the Maudsley Hospital in London, holds an M.Sc. in Psychiatry from King’s College, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Returning to Malta in 1999, he became a Consultant Psychiatrist and now serves as a Professor at the University of Malta and as Clinical Chairman of Psychiatry at the Malta Health Ministry.
His research centres on schizophrenia, and he frequently uses media to advocate for mental health education.
He trained at the Maudsley Hospital in London, holds an M.Sc. in Psychiatry from King’s College, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Returning to Malta in 1999, he became a Consultant Psychiatrist and now serves as a Professor at the University of Malta and as Clinical Chairman of Psychiatry at the Malta Health Ministry.
His research centres on schizophrenia, and he frequently uses media to advocate for mental health education.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒊𝒆𝒈𝒐 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆
Diego Quattrone is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital and has previously led the Inpatient and Crisis Services for the Lewisham Operations Directorate. He is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Palermo and a Senior Lecturer at King's College London.
Diego runs the Johnson Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), specialising in delivering comprehensive care and treatment to patients in the most acute stages of their psychiatric illness. Johnson PICU was recognised as a finalist at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards for its contribution to 'Changing Culture,' driving enhancements in culture and quality throughout the UK's National Health System and was later selected for the 'Learning from Excellence' initiative, a role model for psychiatric intensive care.
Diego's research is based on his clinical experience and focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of psychopathology associated with cannabis use and addiction. He is currently investigating how biological variations in the endocannabinoid system render certain cannabis users susceptible to developing psychosis, violence, and aggression.
Diego runs the Johnson Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), specialising in delivering comprehensive care and treatment to patients in the most acute stages of their psychiatric illness. Johnson PICU was recognised as a finalist at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards for its contribution to 'Changing Culture,' driving enhancements in culture and quality throughout the UK's National Health System and was later selected for the 'Learning from Excellence' initiative, a role model for psychiatric intensive care.
Diego's research is based on his clinical experience and focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of psychopathology associated with cannabis use and addiction. He is currently investigating how biological variations in the endocannabinoid system render certain cannabis users susceptible to developing psychosis, violence, and aggression.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂 (𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒂) 𝑳𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒂
Full Professor, MEDS-26/C - Rehabilitation Health Professions Sciences, University of Palermo
Rector’s Delegate for Disability Affairs - University of Palermo
Delegate for the High-Quality Teaching Committe of BIND Department - University of Palermo
Head of Unit of “Clinical Psychology and Psychosocial Interventions” - P. Giaccone University Hospital, Palermo.
Her primary scientific, clinical, and research interests include the etiology and treatment of psychotic disorders, gender dysphoria, and adult disabilities
Her approach is inherently interdisciplinary, founded on the premise that optimal outcomes in mental health care are best achieved through the integrative application of diverse methodologies within a multidisciplinary framework.
Rector’s Delegate for Disability Affairs - University of Palermo
Delegate for the High-Quality Teaching Committe of BIND Department - University of Palermo
Head of Unit of “Clinical Psychology and Psychosocial Interventions” - P. Giaccone University Hospital, Palermo.
Her primary scientific, clinical, and research interests include the etiology and treatment of psychotic disorders, gender dysphoria, and adult disabilities
Her approach is inherently interdisciplinary, founded on the premise that optimal outcomes in mental health care are best achieved through the integrative application of diverse methodologies within a multidisciplinary framework.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒏
Professor Eric Chen is a Professor at the Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne.
He founded the early psychosis service in Hong Kong, where he and his team conducted important research on the psychopathology, neurocognitive functions, relapse, as well as studies on early intervention on long-term outcomes.
Eric has collaborated extensively with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region.
Previously, Eric held the position of Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Hong Kong before assuming the roles of Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Consultant at LKC Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, and the Institute of Mental Health in Singapore.
He founded the Asian Network for Early Psychosis and he has also served as President of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Vice-President of the International Early Psychosis Association, and Chairman of both the Asian Network for Early Psychosis and the Asian College of Schizophrenia Research.
Eric received the prestigious Richard Wyatt Award from the International Early Psychosis Association and the Honorific Distinguished Service Award from the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
Throughout his career, he has published over 500 journal articles and six academic books on psychopathology, psychosis, and early intervention.
He founded the early psychosis service in Hong Kong, where he and his team conducted important research on the psychopathology, neurocognitive functions, relapse, as well as studies on early intervention on long-term outcomes.
Eric has collaborated extensively with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region.
Previously, Eric held the position of Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Hong Kong before assuming the roles of Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Consultant at LKC Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, and the Institute of Mental Health in Singapore.
He founded the Asian Network for Early Psychosis and he has also served as President of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Vice-President of the International Early Psychosis Association, and Chairman of both the Asian Network for Early Psychosis and the Asian College of Schizophrenia Research.
Eric received the prestigious Richard Wyatt Award from the International Early Psychosis Association and the Honorific Distinguished Service Award from the Schizophrenia International Research Society.
Throughout his career, he has published over 500 journal articles and six academic books on psychopathology, psychosis, and early intervention.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒐
Laura Ferraro is a PhD in Clinical Medicine and Behavioural Sciences and a Psychologist and Cognitive Psychotherapist.
She has been working in the research field until July 2009 when she started her four-years research fellowship grant in schizophrenia research at University of Palermo, where she is currently working as a teacher.
She is interested in psychosis, particularly in cannabis use, cognition, and premorbid adjustment.
She has been working in the research field until July 2009 when she started her four-years research fellowship grant in schizophrenia research at University of Palermo, where she is currently working as a teacher.
She is interested in psychosis, particularly in cannabis use, cognition, and premorbid adjustment.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒖𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄 𝒁𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒛𝒐
Ludvic is Head of the UCL Functional Neurosurgery Unit, London, UK.
He pursued undergraduate studies at the University of Malta and postgraduate studies at UCL, London.
He completed speciality training in Neurosurgery and cultivated a clinical and academic interest in functional neurosurgery, completing two fellowships at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London and at UCLA, Los Angeles.
Ludvic has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers with over 20 000 citations and is one of the most highly cited neurosurgeons in the UK. His major interest is the development and delivery of safe and effective neurosurgical interventions in the field of movement disorders, primary headache, cranial nerve and mental disorders.
Within the field of psychiatry, Ludvic has published randomised controlled trials on deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe refractory Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Other publications reflect his interest in stereotactic lesions for mental disorders, including for OCD, anorexia, and major depressive disorder.
Malta retains close ties with Ludvic as he travels to the island frequently to perform neurosurgical procedures that would otherwise require Maltese patients to travel abroad.
Ludvic has been the recipient of several international scientific awards, including the Lishman Award from the International Neuropsychiatric Association in 2022. He has also received one of Malta’s highest honours - Officer of the National Order of Merit - for his work in Neurosurgery.
He pursued undergraduate studies at the University of Malta and postgraduate studies at UCL, London.
He completed speciality training in Neurosurgery and cultivated a clinical and academic interest in functional neurosurgery, completing two fellowships at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London and at UCLA, Los Angeles.
Ludvic has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers with over 20 000 citations and is one of the most highly cited neurosurgeons in the UK. His major interest is the development and delivery of safe and effective neurosurgical interventions in the field of movement disorders, primary headache, cranial nerve and mental disorders.
Within the field of psychiatry, Ludvic has published randomised controlled trials on deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe refractory Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Other publications reflect his interest in stereotactic lesions for mental disorders, including for OCD, anorexia, and major depressive disorder.
Malta retains close ties with Ludvic as he travels to the island frequently to perform neurosurgical procedures that would otherwise require Maltese patients to travel abroad.
Ludvic has been the recipient of several international scientific awards, including the Lishman Award from the International Neuropsychiatric Association in 2022. He has also received one of Malta’s highest honours - Officer of the National Order of Merit - for his work in Neurosurgery.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔
Emmanuelle Peters is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London.
She has specialised in the area of psychological approaches to psychosis for over 25 years, and published over 150 academic articles in peer-reviewed journals. She has a long history of collaborative research and supervision, training, and implementation of clinical services.
She is the Director of the Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) service, an award-winning specialist psychological therapies clinic for psychosis, which she set up in collaboration with Professor Elizabeth Kuipers 20 years ago.
Professor Peters is Principal Investigator on the Study of Trauma And Recovery (STAR) therapy trial, which is an NIHR funded study investigating the effectiveness and mechanisms of an integrated Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for psychosis for people with distressing symptoms of both PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and psychosis.
She has specialised in the area of psychological approaches to psychosis for over 25 years, and published over 150 academic articles in peer-reviewed journals. She has a long history of collaborative research and supervision, training, and implementation of clinical services.
She is the Director of the Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) service, an award-winning specialist psychological therapies clinic for psychosis, which she set up in collaboration with Professor Elizabeth Kuipers 20 years ago.
Professor Peters is Principal Investigator on the Study of Trauma And Recovery (STAR) therapy trial, which is an NIHR funded study investigating the effectiveness and mechanisms of an integrated Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for psychosis for people with distressing symptoms of both PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and psychosis.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓
Iris Sommer is a Dutch neuroscientist/ psychiatrist who leads a team in Groningen, North Netherlands that strive to improve outcome for people with severe psychiatric disorders, especially psychosis.
She is president-elect of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) and currently leads several national and international consortia that investigate how relapse can be accurately predicted and prevented, how women’s mental health can be improved and how healthy nutrition can benefit brain health.
She is president-elect of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) and currently leads several national and international consortia that investigate how relapse can be accurately predicted and prevented, how women’s mental health can be improved and how healthy nutrition can benefit brain health.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊
Andrea Fagiolini graduated from Liceo Scientifico (60/60) in Livorno (Italy) and received his medical training in Italy at the University of Pisa (Italy) School of Medicine (110/110 lode).
After completing his psychiatric residency (70/70 lode) at the University of Modena (Italy), he spent more than 10 years on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School (USA), where he served as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Bipolar Dis-order Center and of the Depression and Manic Depression Prevention and Treatment Program. He then joined the faculty of the University of Siena School of Medicine, where he presently serves as Professor of Psychiatry, Chairman of the Department of Mental Health and Sensory Organs and resi-dency training director.
He has published over 400 papers and book chapters and seats in the Editorial Board of several peer reviewed international journals. He is principal investigator or co-investigator in several internationally funded research studies.
His research interests and publications have primarily fo-cused on the treatment of mood, psychotic and anxiety disorders, suicidality, functional impairment and quality of life in patients with mental diseases.
After completing his psychiatric residency (70/70 lode) at the University of Modena (Italy), he spent more than 10 years on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School (USA), where he served as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Bipolar Dis-order Center and of the Depression and Manic Depression Prevention and Treatment Program. He then joined the faculty of the University of Siena School of Medicine, where he presently serves as Professor of Psychiatry, Chairman of the Department of Mental Health and Sensory Organs and resi-dency training director.
He has published over 400 papers and book chapters and seats in the Editorial Board of several peer reviewed international journals. He is principal investigator or co-investigator in several internationally funded research studies.
His research interests and publications have primarily fo-cused on the treatment of mood, psychotic and anxiety disorders, suicidality, functional impairment and quality of life in patients with mental diseases.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒂𝒕 𝑴𝒄𝑮𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚
Patrick McGorry is Professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and the founding Executive Director of Orygen, Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.
He also established the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in 1992, a model that has influenced mental-health services worldwide. He was a key architect of headspace, Australia’s national youth mental-health service network, launched in 2006.
His research has centred on early psychosis, mood disorders, youth mental health, substance use, trauma, and clinical-staging models of mental illness. Throughout his career, he has advocated for accessible, youth-focused mental-health services and for systemic reform to ensure young people receive timely, evidence-based care.
In recognition of his impact, he was named Australian of the Year in 2010 and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. He was also the first psychiatrist elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
He also established the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in 1992, a model that has influenced mental-health services worldwide. He was a key architect of headspace, Australia’s national youth mental-health service network, launched in 2006.
His research has centred on early psychosis, mood disorders, youth mental health, substance use, trauma, and clinical-staging models of mental illness. Throughout his career, he has advocated for accessible, youth-focused mental-health services and for systemic reform to ensure young people receive timely, evidence-based care.
In recognition of his impact, he was named Australian of the Year in 2010 and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. He was also the first psychiatrist elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
𝑫𝒓 𝑮𝒊𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒄𝒊
Giuseppe Maniaci is a PhD in Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, a Clinical Psychologist and a Psychotherapist.
He works at the Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience at University of Palermo.
His main research fields concern the assessment and treatment of gambling disorder, the association between unhealthy lifestyles and psychiatric disorders and the evaluation of the outcome of psychological therapies.
He works at the Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience at University of Palermo.
His main research fields concern the assessment and treatment of gambling disorder, the association between unhealthy lifestyles and psychiatric disorders and the evaluation of the outcome of psychological therapies.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒊𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊
Giovanni Martinotti is Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Scientific Director of the SRP Villa Maria Pia, Rome and Head of the Emerging Drugs and Brain Stimulation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, Clinical Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technology in Chieti.
He studied medicine at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Rome), specialising in psychiatry, followed by a PhD in Neuroscience. His post-graduate research focuses on addiction psychiatry, with specific interests in treatment-resistant depression, dual diagnosis, complications and sequelae of addiction, pharmacological treatment of addictive disorders, brain stimulation techniques, novel psychoactive substances, and psychedelics.
He has clinical experience in the UK, Spain and Brazil.
He has authored more than 300 scientific manuscripts. He was President of the Young Section of the Italian Psychiatric Association (2012-2020) and, since 2015, he has been Secretary of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) section of Ecology, Psychiatry & Mental Health.
He studied medicine at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Rome), specialising in psychiatry, followed by a PhD in Neuroscience. His post-graduate research focuses on addiction psychiatry, with specific interests in treatment-resistant depression, dual diagnosis, complications and sequelae of addiction, pharmacological treatment of addictive disorders, brain stimulation techniques, novel psychoactive substances, and psychedelics.
He has clinical experience in the UK, Spain and Brazil.
He has authored more than 300 scientific manuscripts. He was President of the Young Section of the Italian Psychiatric Association (2012-2020) and, since 2015, he has been Secretary of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) section of Ecology, Psychiatry & Mental Health.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍 𝑭𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓
Professor Russell Foster CBE, FRSB, FMedSci, FRS
Russell is the Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, the founding Director of the Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Research Neuroscience Institute (SCNi) and is a Fellow of Brasenose College Oxford.
His research addresses how circadian rhythms and sleep are generated and regulated and what happens when these systems fail because of societal pressures, age and illness. A key finding was his discovery and characterisation of an unrecognised light-detecting system within the eye that regulates circadian rhythms and sleep and, most recently, the translation of these findings to the clinic.
For his work, Russell was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in 2008, the Royal Society of Biology in 2011, the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2013, and a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (2024).
He was honoured by being appointed as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015 for services to Science.
He has been a member of the Governing Council of the Royal Society, and he established and led for six years the Royal Society Public Engagement Committee. He was the Chair of the Cheltenham Science Festival for six years and a Trustee of the Science Museum Group for eight years. He chairs multiple committees at the Royal Society and has recently been appointed as the Chair of the Board of Visitors at the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford.
Russell has published over 300 scientific papers and has received multiple national and international awards, including most recently the “Daylight Prize”.
He has co-written four popular science books and his fifth, as sole author for Penguin, entitled Life Time was published in May 2022 and was on the Sunday Times Best Seller list in both hardback (2022) and paperback (2023). He is working on his next book on Light, again for Penguin, with a publication date set for early 2027.
Russell is the Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, the founding Director of the Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Research Neuroscience Institute (SCNi) and is a Fellow of Brasenose College Oxford.
His research addresses how circadian rhythms and sleep are generated and regulated and what happens when these systems fail because of societal pressures, age and illness. A key finding was his discovery and characterisation of an unrecognised light-detecting system within the eye that regulates circadian rhythms and sleep and, most recently, the translation of these findings to the clinic.
For his work, Russell was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in 2008, the Royal Society of Biology in 2011, the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2013, and a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (2024).
He was honoured by being appointed as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015 for services to Science.
He has been a member of the Governing Council of the Royal Society, and he established and led for six years the Royal Society Public Engagement Committee. He was the Chair of the Cheltenham Science Festival for six years and a Trustee of the Science Museum Group for eight years. He chairs multiple committees at the Royal Society and has recently been appointed as the Chair of the Board of Visitors at the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford.
Russell has published over 300 scientific papers and has received multiple national and international awards, including most recently the “Daylight Prize”.
He has co-written four popular science books and his fifth, as sole author for Penguin, entitled Life Time was published in May 2022 and was on the Sunday Times Best Seller list in both hardback (2022) and paperback (2023). He is working on his next book on Light, again for Penguin, with a publication date set for early 2027.
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒆
Professor Ilaria Tarricone is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.
Professor Tarricone’s research spans cultural and clinical psychiatry, with a focus on transcultural mental health, psychosis, and the environmental factors influencing psychiatric disorders.
She has coordinated major research programmes, including the Bologna Transcultural Psychiatric Team (BoTPT) and the University of Bologna research unit for the European Project on Gene-Environment Interaction in psychosis (EU-GEI).
She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to international research collaborations, particularly in the areas of psychosis, cultural psychiatry, and mental health disparities.
Professor Tarricone’s research spans cultural and clinical psychiatry, with a focus on transcultural mental health, psychosis, and the environmental factors influencing psychiatric disorders.
She has coordinated major research programmes, including the Bologna Transcultural Psychiatric Team (BoTPT) and the University of Bologna research unit for the European Project on Gene-Environment Interaction in psychosis (EU-GEI).
She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to international research collaborations, particularly in the areas of psychosis, cultural psychiatry, and mental health disparities.
𝑫𝒓 𝑮𝒊𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊
Giada Tripoli, Psychologist and Psychotherapist, PhD in Psychosis Studies from King’s College London and a PhD in Molecular and Clinical Medicine from the University of Palermo.
She is a Researcher at the Psychiatric Unit - University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone” of Palermo, an adjunct lecturer and a subject expert in Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the University of Palermo.
Her research focuses on the etiology, treatment, and rehabilitation of psychiatric disorders, and she collaborates with national and international research groups.
She is a Researcher at the Psychiatric Unit - University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone” of Palermo, an adjunct lecturer and a subject expert in Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the University of Palermo.
Her research focuses on the etiology, treatment, and rehabilitation of psychiatric disorders, and she collaborates with national and international research groups.
𝑫𝒓 𝑮𝒊𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊 𝒁𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒂
Dr Giovanni Zabbia holds a Medical degree and specialization in Plastic Surgery from the University of Palermo, and a Master’s Degree in Breast Reconstructive Surgery from the University of Rome La Sapienza.
He has contributed to the academic community as a tutor from 2005 to 2011, guiding medical students in suturing techniques at the University of Palermo, and has completed additional training at the Ospedale Civico Burn Center in Palermo. Additionally, he earned a PhD in Surgical Biotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, with a focus on peripheral nerve regeneration.
He has developed expertise in surgical reconstruction, particularly in breast reconstruction techniques, and in gender reassignment surgery.
Since 2013, Dr Zabbia has served as a senior surgeon in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery unit at Policlinico P. Giaccone in Palermo.
He has contributed to the academic community as a tutor from 2005 to 2011, guiding medical students in suturing techniques at the University of Palermo, and has completed additional training at the Ospedale Civico Burn Center in Palermo. Additionally, he earned a PhD in Surgical Biotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, with a focus on peripheral nerve regeneration.
He has developed expertise in surgical reconstruction, particularly in breast reconstruction techniques, and in gender reassignment surgery.
Since 2013, Dr Zabbia has served as a senior surgeon in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery unit at Policlinico P. Giaccone in Palermo.
