Our Study Team

ASCEnD — Team

Co-Chief Investigators

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Professor Cynthia Fu

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

Co-Chief Investigator

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Professor Allan Young

Imperial College London

Co-Chief Investigator

Co-Investigators

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Professor Tania Gergel

Bipolar UK

Principal Investigator

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Professor Steven Marwaha

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT)

Principal Investigator

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Professor Neil Harrison

Cardiff and Vale Health Board (CAVUHB)

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Niraj Ahuja

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)

Principal Investigator

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Professor Andrea Cipriani

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT)

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Sarah Markham

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

PPI Lead

Trial Manager

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Ms. Oluwatofunmi (Tofunmi) Olaniyan

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

Trial Manager

Statisticians

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Professor Sabine Landau

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

Senior Trial Statistician

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Mr. Oliver Pearson

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

Trial Statistician

Qualitative Research

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Professor Vanessa Lawrence

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

Qualitative Researcher

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) Team

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Professor Stephen Marwaha

Principal Investigator

Cardiff and Vale Health Board (CAVUHB) Team

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Professor Neil Harrison

Principal Investigator

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) Team

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Dr. Niraj Ahuja

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Stuart Watson

Sub-Investigator

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Dr. Apoorva Peddada

Sub-Investigator

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Dr. Mourad Wahba

Sub-Investigator

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) Team

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Professor Andrea Cipriani

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Caroline Zangani

Sub-Investigator

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) Team

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Professor Cynthia Fu

Chief Investigator

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Ms. Oluwatofunmi (Tofunmi) Olaniyan

Trial Manager

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Mr. Lingfeng Xue

Research Assistant