NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility
Improving mental and cognitive health treatments through clinical research
Pioneering Approaches in Experimental and Translational Medicine
Thursday 13th March at 10:00 am – Friday 14th March at 4:30 pm
Two-day, in-person course
Thursday 13 March (10:00 – 17:30) and Friday 14 March (9:30 – 16:30) 2025
Book your place – priority booking for NIHR Maudsley BRC, King’s and South London and Maudsley until 29 January 2025
There is an urgent need for new interventions for psychiatric and neurological conditions. Experimental medicine studies and early-phase trials are important in providing mechanistic information, optimising and de-risking therapeutic development before proceeding to later stage clinical trials.
This two-day, in-person course aims to inspire and prepare researchers embarking on careers in translational and experimental medicine approaches to psychiatric and neurological conditions.
It is hosted by the Experimental Medicine and Novel Therapeutics Theme of the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre.
About the course
The course will introduce pioneering approaches across research methods, including neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, digital therapeutics, sleep, neuromodulation and machine learning/AI, whilst covering a range of practical essentials – from how to ensure that your study design is feasible, incorporate participant and patient perspectives, embed reproducibility and open science, and foster industry partnerships. In short, the course will highlight the skills you need to succeed and provide guidance on how to develop them.
It will feature inspiring talks and case studies, panel discussions with Q&As and networking opportunities, and will be delivered by guest speakers from the NIHR Maudsley BRC, university researchers, clinical professionals, industry experts and research participants who have direct experience of taking part in translational and experimental medicine studies.
Programme Highlights: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/nihr-maudsley-brc-pioneering-approaches-in-experimental-and-translational-medicine-a-two-day-course
Who is this course aimed at?
The event is tailored to those at early career stages, including PhD students, research assistants and early postdocs, looking to enhance their knowledge and abilities in conducting translational research.
Tickets for this course are £40, which should be recoverable through bench fees/studentship conference funds for eligible students. For King’s students and staff with no other means, a small number of subsidised places have been reserved. Please contact maudsley.brc@kcl.ac.uk if this applies to you and you would like to attend.
For more information, please contact maudsley.brc@kcl.ac.uk