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Department of Psychiatry 2012 Paykel Lecture - TODAY!

Professor Peter Jones cordially invites you this year’s Paykel lecture by

Professor Eileen Joyce, Institute of Neurology, UCL

'The Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: Neural Basis and Clinical Relevance'

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE.

When: Tuesday 2nd October 2nd 2012

Time: Lecture starts at 17:30 and tea and coffee will be served from 17:00.
There will be a wine reception after the Lecture, which will give you an opportunity to speak to Professor Joyce.

Eileen Joyce is a Professor of Neuropsychiatry at The Institute of Neurology, University College London. She is primarily interested in the neural basis of schizophrenia.  Her research focuses on neurocognitive dysfunction in the early stages of schizophrenia, and how it relates to both brain structural changes and clinical manifestations of the disorder. Professor Joyce received a degree in psychology from the University of Cambridge where she also completed her PhD in dopamine psychopharmacology.  She then went on to study medicine at Cambridge and trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital.  She is currently Chairman of the British Neuropsychiatry Association.

Posted on 03/09/2012