Depression Meta Network

Bringing together (pre)clinical researchers, industry, regulators and patient representatives to understand the aetiologies of the depressive syndrome and improve its prevention, diagnosis, early intervention, treatment and, as a result, its outcome. In our Meta-Network, we connect key persons from other ECNP Networks. Goals include serving as a ‘hub’ for connecting partners, sharing information on research projects and obtaining grants and foster interactions with stakeholders and the ECNP community.

History

The Meta-Network Depression was established in 2023 as a result of a discussion within the Executive Committee, where the gap of not having a Network on the most prevalent mental disorder (i.e., depression) was addressed. Owing to the heterogeneity and the cross-disorder relevance of depression, and also the breadth of depression research within ECNP, a mechanism was sought to adequately connect the ECNP community with the Network. It was therefore decided to build a Meta-Network including key members with depression expertise from other, existing Networks. The Meta-Network started its operations at the 2023 Annual Congress.

Members
Member name Institution City Country
David S. Baldwin   University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine Southampton  United Kingdom
Michael Bauer Technische Universität Dresden Dresden Germany
Bernhard T. Baune University of Münster Münster Germany
Elisabeth Binder Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry Munich Germany
Paolo Brambilla Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan Italy
Eero Castrén University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
Annamaria Cattaneo University of Milan and IRCCS Fatebenefratelli Institute Milan Italy
John F. Cryan University College Cork Cork Ireland
Gerard R. Dawson P1vital Limited Oxfordshire United Kingdom
Livia De Picker  University Psychiatric Hospital Duffel Duffel Belgium
Vibe G. Frokjaer Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen  Denmark
Catherine Harmer University of Oxford Headington, Oxford United Kingdom
Catharina A. Hartman  University Medical Center Groningen Groningen The Netherlands 
Sarah Kittel-Schneider University College Cork Cork  Ireland
Gitte Moos Knudsen Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark
Nikolaos Koutsouleris University of Munich Munich Germany
Aiste Lengvenyte CHU Montpellier Montpellier France
Inez Myin-Germeys KU Leuven, Center for Contextual Psychiatry Leuven Belgium
Christian Otte Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
Carmine Pariante Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London London United Kingdom
Christopher R. Pryce University of Zürich  Zürich Switzerland
Jonathan Repple Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany
Henricus G. Ruhé Amsterdam The Netherlands
Alessandro Serretti University of Bologna Bologna Italy
Nic J.A. van der Wee Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands
Eduard Vieta Clinical Institute of Neuroscience Barcelona Spain
Christiaan Vinkers Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc) Amsterdam The Netherlands 
Gil Zalsman Geha Mental Health Center Petah Tikva Israel
Early Career Academy member
Member name Institution City Country  
Jelena Brasanac Charite University Berlin Germany  
Laura Han Amsterdam University Medical Center Amsterdam The Netherlands