Absolutely delighted that our article, “How three different theories of depression converge at inflammation” is published today in Discover Mental Health. What a great Xmas present! I am particularly proud of this work. I’ve spent years reading and researching the 3 different theories of depression. With   Beatrice Baumberger   and Lauren Batey we spent months discussing and distilling down these complicated ideas. In this perspective, we present these theories in a simple and accessible way...

Parastoo Hashemi attended the Annual Mental Health Research UK Trustee Meeting , joining trustees from across the UK both in person and online 💙 Hosted in London, the meeting provided a valuable opportunity to reflect on the charity’s progress, plan future scholarship initiatives, and reaffirm a shared commitment to supporting world-class mental health research. Pictured among the in-person attendees are Mike Owen, Vanessa Pinfold, Lord David Neuberger, Catrin Eames, Dr Syka Iqbal, Matthew...

I am delighted to share our newest publication, entitled "Measurement of Real Time Serotonin Dynamics from Human-Derived Gut Organoids", published today in ACS Analytical Chemistry. This was a fun collaboration with   Gavin Bewick   at King's College, London. Drs.   Bettina Bohl   and   Yuxian Lei   lead this work, where they optimized our voltammetry method to study serotonin release from gut organoids derived from humans. This method is now being used to ask important biological questions...