Susie Murphy
@SusieMurphy
Cognitive Neuroscientist using cognitive models to help psychiatric drug development. Associate Professor in Dept of Psychiatry, Oxford University,
Find out more about Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Susannah Murphy in our 60 Seconds With… feature, where she talks to-do lists, inspiration, and the vision for her research. Read more: tinyurl.com/2xprz7d8
New paper in Nature Comms @NatureComms ! If you're interested in serotonin and its influence on human behaviour, you may enjoy our new paper. We use a now-available method to increase brain serotonin that differs from conventional methods (e.g., SSRIs). nature.com/articles/s4146…
The serotonin releasing agent fenfluramine enhances memory, reduces impulsive responses and sensitivity to negative consequences, translating work from preclinical models to humans, by Michael Colwell @SusieMurphy ://inews.co.uk/news/why-antidepressants-work-serotonin-3215154"
New paper out now! Prucalopride (5-HT4 agonist) is associated with lower incidence of depression compared to two other anti-constipation drugs in large US clinical health record sample.
*New paper* Could taking a specific anticonstipation drug reduce your risk of depression? Our latest @TheBJPsych paper suggests it might 👉bit.ly/4fEcuZo @IMH_UoB @OxPsychiatry Detailed🧵alert
Collaboration in Action: Academic-Industry Stories Susie Murphy @OxPsychiatry discusses the challenges of drug development in psychiatry and why collaboration is key to finding new treatments for mental disorders. #CollaborationInAction Read her story: medsci.ox.ac.uk/for-staff/reso…
Today @OxfordMedSci is featuring @SusieMurphy , Associate Professor in our Department of Psychiatry, relaying her experience of academic-industry collaboration. Check it out below 👇 @OxNeuro
Collaboration in Action: Academic-Industry Stories Susie Murphy @OxPsychiatry discusses the challenges of drug development in psychiatry and why collaboration is key to finding new treatments for mental disorders. #CollaborationInAction Read her story: medsci.ox.ac.uk/for-staff/reso…
PhD Studentship opp: Probiotics and menopause Starting in October 2024, the research will focus on the emotional & cognitive effects of a commercial probiotic in perimenopausal women & the involvement of gut microbes. jobs.ac.uk/job/DIK758/dph… #AcademicTwitter #Studentship
Funded PhD (from Oct 2024) to work with me and Phil Burnet on a study of the cognitive effects of probiotics in perimenopausal women. Please retweet and get in contact if interested! jobs.ac.uk/job/DIK758/dph…
So well deserved! Congratulations @OxPsychiatry, @Winchy_l and the whole team 👏👏👏
We're delighted the Dept of Psychiatry has received an #AthenaSWAN Silver Award @AdvanceHE We are committed to #GenderEquality, and to making Psychiatry a place where everybody feels welcome, supported & able to thrive. Huge thanks to @Winchy_l & the team for leading on it.
Come and be my colleague! We have a vacancy for a Grade 8 Lecturer in Psychology (Teaching & Research) and a Teaching Fellow. V happy to chat jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…
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Social dance & movement: what do we know about the mental health benefits, and what further research should be conducted? The first first-author publication of my PhD with dream team @BrianaApplewhi1 @J_EJ_Buckman @OxfordPERL @SusieMurphy is now online! doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.62
First data paper since joining @OxfordPERL a computational model of value-based decision-making between affective memories and its physiological correlates /w @CalumGuinea HannahClemens & @SusieMurphy. cell.com/iscience/fullt…
Congratulations @andreearaslescu, Anutra Guru, Jae-Young Park, @SusieMurphy, and @OxfordPERL - excited to see this in print! 🥳 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mh…
This #IWD2024 a big thanks to our Athena SWAN team led by @Winchy_l working on our application as the deadline approaches. We've made huge progress since our 2018 Silver Award but we’re not complacent and have ambitious & exciting plans for gender equality in the years ahead.
When your children have to travel under the parcel shelf because it’s the only way to fit 4 suitcases into the @SixtRentACar that was advertised as fitting 4 suitcases.

Funded full-time D.Phil. studentship to work on psychological therapies @UniofOxford. Funded through the Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre. => psy.ox.ac.uk/study/graduate…
Members of PERL really enjoyed attending @wellcometrust’s Bridging the Gap meeting last week - congratulations to @angharaddecates for her engaging Lightning Talk!
JOB: Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Are you an outstanding, internationally-recognised senior investigator? Join our vibrant world-leading team undertaking research that makes an impact across the world. APPLY 👇 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit… #Psychiatry #psychiatryjobs