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Professor Cynthia H.Y. Fu is a Professor of Affective Neuroscience and Psychotherapy at King's College London, affiliated with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. She leads the Centre for Affective Disorders and holds an honorary consultant role in the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic and OPTIMA Bipolar Disorders Service. Her research focuses on biomarker identification for mood disorders, AI-driven treatment prediction, and neuromodulation therapies, particularly transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Professor Fu's work emphasizes personalized approaches integrating psychoanalytic perspectives with neuroscience.
Education and Roles: She oversees the MSc in Clinical Psychotherapy program and contributes to editorial roles at Brain Research Bulletin. She is a member of the British Association for Psychopharmacology and Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Research Interests: Biomarkers, treatment prediction, neuromodulation (tDCS), psychoanalysis, and AI applications in mental health. Her COORDINATE-MDD consortium leverages machine learning to analyze neuroimaging data for treatment response prediction.
Publications and Grants: Over 200 publications in journals like Nature Medicine and Journal of Affective Disorders. Funded by NIHR, NIMH, Wellcome Trust, and others. Recent studies explore home-based tDCS efficacy, driver cognitive load via biometric sensors, and global affective neuroscience.
Collaborations: Leads international consortia (ENIGMA, COORDINATE-MDD) and global studies on depression heterogeneity. Involved in multidisciplinary projects linking neuroimaging with clinical outcomes and genetics.
