Liz is a translational and multidisciplinary neuroscientist. Until 2021, she led a group in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, focused on the identification of potential novel drug targets for psychiatric disorders. She subsequently moved to Boehringer Ingelheim, as Director of Translational Neuroscience, where she continues to work towards her goal of improving the lives of individuals with mental health conditions. In addition to her research, she is active in public engagement, most notably as a co-instigator of the Switching Perceptions projects, which aims to bring together the voices of patients, healthcare professionals and the wider public to increase awareness and understanding of mental health conditions, in collaboration with the Bethlem Gallery, the Royal Society and London’s Barbican.

In her talk, Dr Liz Tunbridge explores what we currently do and don’t know about the neurobiological basis of emotional changes in mental illnesses, and how we might develop better treatments.