Valeria Mondelli
@valeriamondelli.bsky.social
Professor of Psychoneuroimmunology at King’s College London UK
Head of PIXIE-Lab https://www.pixielab.org.uk
Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist at King's College Hospital
Co-Lead of Psychosis and Mood Disorders Theme at NIHR Maudsley BRC
Head of PIXIE-Lab https://www.pixielab.org.uk
Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist at King's College Hospital
Co-Lead of Psychosis and Mood Disorders Theme at NIHR Maudsley BRC
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📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
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🚨The @pixielabkcl.bsky.social IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY MEEETINGS are back!!!
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🚨The @pixielabkcl.bsky.social IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY MEEETINGS are back!!!
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
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We are back on Monday 6th October with a new year of Immunopsychiatry talks from some of the greatest minds in the field - and we hope to see you there!🦋
Kicking off this season, Prof Charles Raison will be presenting his talk online on Teams at 4pm UK time @kingsioppn.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/420tnbm
Kicking off this season, Prof Charles Raison will be presenting his talk online on Teams at 4pm UK time @kingsioppn.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/420tnbm
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are back on Monday 6th October with a new year of Immunopsychiatry talks from some of the greatest minds in the field - and we hope to see you there!🦋
Kicking off this season, Prof Charles Raison will be presenting his talk online on Teams at 4pm UK time @kingsioppn.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/420tnbm
Kicking off this season, Prof Charles Raison will be presenting his talk online on Teams at 4pm UK time @kingsioppn.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/420tnbm
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I'm thrilled to share that I've been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Clinical Research Fellowship at @kingsioppn.bsky.social
I'll be continuing my research into the underlying processes of PMDD within @pixielabkcl.bsky.social
A huge thanks to both for supporting this important work!
I'll be continuing my research into the underlying processes of PMDD within @pixielabkcl.bsky.social
A huge thanks to both for supporting this important work!
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm thrilled to share that I've been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Clinical Research Fellowship at @kingsioppn.bsky.social
I'll be continuing my research into the underlying processes of PMDD within @pixielabkcl.bsky.social
A huge thanks to both for supporting this important work!
I'll be continuing my research into the underlying processes of PMDD within @pixielabkcl.bsky.social
A huge thanks to both for supporting this important work!
🚨The @pixielabkcl.bsky.social IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY MEEETINGS are back!!!
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🚨The @pixielabkcl.bsky.social IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY MEEETINGS are back!!!
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
Don’t miss our first amazing speaker
🤩 Prof Charles Raison on
“Inflammation, ancient practices and targeted therapies”
Monday 6 October at 4pm UK time
Free, online and open to anyone
👇
www.pixielab.org.uk/immunopsychi...
Reposted by Valeria Mondelli
“Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy.” King's expert Professor Gráinne McAlonan, @kingsioppn.bsky.social, has been speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live about the evidence that taking paracetamol (known as Tylenol in the US) is harmless during pregnancy.
@nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social
@nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy.” King's expert Professor Gráinne McAlonan, @kingsioppn.bsky.social, has been speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live about the evidence that taking paracetamol (known as Tylenol in the US) is harmless during pregnancy.
@nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social
@nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social
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Thrilled & giddy to officially be Dr Tash #PhDone⭐ massive thanks to my supervisors and colleagues for making this journey so enjoyable. I'm also excited for future collaborations, feels like we're just getting going🤓
@valeriamondelli.bsky.social @annieskjones.bsky.social @sophieharding.bsky.social
@valeriamondelli.bsky.social @annieskjones.bsky.social @sophieharding.bsky.social
Huge Congrats to Dr @natashaseaton.bsky.social for smashing her PhD viva yesterday. It has been such a fun and rewarding PhD journey and I look forward to future collaborations. And huge thanks @daryloconnor.bsky.social and Prof Andrew Steptoe for being such fantastic examiners.
September 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Thrilled & giddy to officially be Dr Tash #PhDone⭐ massive thanks to my supervisors and colleagues for making this journey so enjoyable. I'm also excited for future collaborations, feels like we're just getting going🤓
@valeriamondelli.bsky.social @annieskjones.bsky.social @sophieharding.bsky.social
@valeriamondelli.bsky.social @annieskjones.bsky.social @sophieharding.bsky.social
Taking my fabulous #PIXIE-Lab @pixielabkcl.bsky.social out for lunch for celebrating the end of another successful academic year and taking few pictures to introduce the new arrivals Layecha and Mishal 🤩
#TimeForLunch
#NewLabMemories
#SunnyWeatherInLondon
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
#TimeForLunch
#NewLabMemories
#SunnyWeatherInLondon
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Taking my fabulous #PIXIE-Lab @pixielabkcl.bsky.social out for lunch for celebrating the end of another successful academic year and taking few pictures to introduce the new arrivals Layecha and Mishal 🤩
#TimeForLunch
#NewLabMemories
#SunnyWeatherInLondon
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
#TimeForLunch
#NewLabMemories
#SunnyWeatherInLondon
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
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‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychoneuroimmunology
Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Join a dynamic and inclusive research group at the forefront of psychoneuroimmunology, where we investigate the interplay between behavior, brain f
ki.varbi.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!
ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
deadline July 31st
@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Amazing symposium at #BAP2025 on “Risk and resilience in early years and adolescents mental health” with talks from myself and Prof Vernon Prof McCrory, Prof van Harmelen 🤩
Highlighting importance of stratification, social architecture, friendship and biological mechanisms
@bapsych.bsky.social
Highlighting importance of stratification, social architecture, friendship and biological mechanisms
@bapsych.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Amazing symposium at #BAP2025 on “Risk and resilience in early years and adolescents mental health” with talks from myself and Prof Vernon Prof McCrory, Prof van Harmelen 🤩
Highlighting importance of stratification, social architecture, friendship and biological mechanisms
@bapsych.bsky.social
Highlighting importance of stratification, social architecture, friendship and biological mechanisms
@bapsych.bsky.social
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Thanks @valeriamondelli.bsky.social yes it was a great session and allowed us to discuss important #psychiatry treatments like #clozapine, #ECT, #valproate and #antipsychotics, and to hear also the voice of people with #livedexperience of #mentalhealth difficulties.
Fantastic clinical session with final panel discussion at #BAP2025 on “Myth-busting the (should not be) controversial treatments in psychiatry: A review of clinical evidence” chaired by @carminepariante.bsky.social
#valproate
#antipsychotic
#clozapine
#ECT
#livedexperience
@bapsych.bsky.social
#valproate
#antipsychotic
#clozapine
#ECT
#livedexperience
@bapsych.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thanks @valeriamondelli.bsky.social yes it was a great session and allowed us to discuss important #psychiatry treatments like #clozapine, #ECT, #valproate and #antipsychotics, and to hear also the voice of people with #livedexperience of #mentalhealth difficulties.
Some few very important tips for parents of adolescents to reduce possible problematic usage of internet in the lecture by Prof Potenza at #BAP2025 citing some of help resources developed by Prof Fineberg and colleagues
@bapsych.bsky.social
@bapsych.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Some few very important tips for parents of adolescents to reduce possible problematic usage of internet in the lecture by Prof Potenza at #BAP2025 citing some of help resources developed by Prof Fineberg and colleagues
@bapsych.bsky.social
@bapsych.bsky.social
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Today at #BAP2025 we heard from both lived-experience and pharmacology experts that clozapine,“Britain’s most dangerous drug” is lifesaving for people with treatment-resistance— with current thresholds for discontinuation racially unequal (some people have naturally lower but safe neutrophil levels)
June 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today at #BAP2025 we heard from both lived-experience and pharmacology experts that clozapine,“Britain’s most dangerous drug” is lifesaving for people with treatment-resistance— with current thresholds for discontinuation racially unequal (some people have naturally lower but safe neutrophil levels)
Fantastic clinical session with final panel discussion at #BAP2025 on “Myth-busting the (should not be) controversial treatments in psychiatry: A review of clinical evidence” chaired by @carminepariante.bsky.social
#valproate
#antipsychotic
#clozapine
#ECT
#livedexperience
@bapsych.bsky.social
#valproate
#antipsychotic
#clozapine
#ECT
#livedexperience
@bapsych.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fantastic clinical session with final panel discussion at #BAP2025 on “Myth-busting the (should not be) controversial treatments in psychiatry: A review of clinical evidence” chaired by @carminepariante.bsky.social
#valproate
#antipsychotic
#clozapine
#ECT
#livedexperience
@bapsych.bsky.social
#valproate
#antipsychotic
#clozapine
#ECT
#livedexperience
@bapsych.bsky.social
Great Guest Lecture with Prof Marc Potenza at #BAP2025 on “Problematic usage of the internet”
Very important topic in particular for adolescent mental health
@bapsych.bsky.social
Very important topic in particular for adolescent mental health
@bapsych.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great Guest Lecture with Prof Marc Potenza at #BAP2025 on “Problematic usage of the internet”
Very important topic in particular for adolescent mental health
@bapsych.bsky.social
Very important topic in particular for adolescent mental health
@bapsych.bsky.social
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Finally, the amazing Professor Camilla Nord presents on interoception - including some cool lived experience work on body sensations, and work on disgust and gastric rhythms, alongside work on energy conservation. #BAP2025
June 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Finally, the amazing Professor Camilla Nord presents on interoception - including some cool lived experience work on body sensations, and work on disgust and gastric rhythms, alongside work on energy conservation. #BAP2025
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Dr Max Taquet, winner of the junior clinical award, presents on the use of electronic health records for drug repurposing, biomarker development and relapse prediction - including some really cool findings on symptom instability #BAP2025
June 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dr Max Taquet, winner of the junior clinical award, presents on the use of electronic health records for drug repurposing, biomarker development and relapse prediction - including some really cool findings on symptom instability #BAP2025
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My fab colleague Professor(!) Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social won the the Senior Translational Award #BAP2025 for his work on sleep deprivation and mental health - good thing these talks are now and not post the conference dinner.
June 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My fab colleague Professor(!) Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social won the the Senior Translational Award #BAP2025 for his work on sleep deprivation and mental health - good thing these talks are now and not post the conference dinner.
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Next up is Dr Paris Lalousis, presenting really cool AI work that netted him the junior translational award. To me the emerging clusters maybe speak to immune vs non-immune symptoms? #BAP2025
June 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Next up is Dr Paris Lalousis, presenting really cool AI work that netted him the junior translational award. To me the emerging clusters maybe speak to immune vs non-immune symptoms? #BAP2025
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It’s #BAP2025 time! Kicking us off is Dr Megan Jackson, the winner of the junior non-clinical award talking about animal models of apathy and motivation. Key quote: ‘as scientists, we love a tight error bar’. @bapsych.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s #BAP2025 time! Kicking us off is Dr Megan Jackson, the winner of the junior non-clinical award talking about animal models of apathy and motivation. Key quote: ‘as scientists, we love a tight error bar’. @bapsych.bsky.social
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Welcome to all those attending #BAP2025. Please use our hashtag to join in the conversation and share your experiences of the event. We hope you enjoy the meeting! www.bap.org.uk/BAP2025progr...
June 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Welcome to all those attending #BAP2025. Please use our hashtag to join in the conversation and share your experiences of the event. We hope you enjoy the meeting! www.bap.org.uk/BAP2025progr...
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This year's Public Lecture on Sunday 29th June "Problematic usage of the internet" with Professor Marc Potenza (Yale), presenting current advances in understanding specific types and patterns of internet use in the context of psychiatric concerns #BAP2025 Register at
Problematic usage of the internet
Public Lecture by Professor Marc Potenza on current advances in understanding internet use in the context of psychiatric concerns
internetuse.eventbrite.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This year's Public Lecture on Sunday 29th June "Problematic usage of the internet" with Professor Marc Potenza (Yale), presenting current advances in understanding specific types and patterns of internet use in the context of psychiatric concerns #BAP2025 Register at
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The annual Summer Meeting is the highlight of the BAP calendar. Join us in Manchester, 29th June - 2nd July, for a high quality mix of cutting-edge clinical, non-clinical and translational symposia, dedicated poster session and more. For more info and register go to www.bap.org.uk/BAP2025 #BAP2025
The British Association for Psychopharmacology | 2025 Summer Meeting – Manchester
The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) promotes research and education in psychopharmacology, and brings together people in academia, health services, and industry
www.bap.org.uk
June 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The annual Summer Meeting is the highlight of the BAP calendar. Join us in Manchester, 29th June - 2nd July, for a high quality mix of cutting-edge clinical, non-clinical and translational symposia, dedicated poster session and more. For more info and register go to www.bap.org.uk/BAP2025 #BAP2025
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We are very much looking forward to seeing you all at this year's Summer Meeting next week. Please use hashtag #BAP2025 in any social media posts about meeting sessions and your experiences during the meeting
June 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
We are very much looking forward to seeing you all at this year's Summer Meeting next week. Please use hashtag #BAP2025 in any social media posts about meeting sessions and your experiences during the meeting
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Dr. Giulia Lombardo presenting on the female-specific role of IL-6 and CRP in people with major depressive disorder and comorbid obesity #PNIRS2025
June 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Dr. Giulia Lombardo presenting on the female-specific role of IL-6 and CRP in people with major depressive disorder and comorbid obesity #PNIRS2025