Curriculum vitae
Dr Mary-Ellen Lynall BM BCh MRCPsych MRCP PhD
Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK
Bye-fellow, Christ's College, University of Cambridge
maryellenlynall at gmail point com
https://github.com/maryellenlynall
Current positions and previous employment
2023- Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Cambridge
2019-23 UK Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship (maternity leave Feb 2022- Jan 2023)
2017- Bye-fellow at Christ’s College, Cambridge, teaching neurobiology (Natural Science Tripos) and neurobiology and human behaviour (Medical Science Tripos). Average student feedback score: 4.8 out of 5
2018-19 Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowship, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, University of Cambridge
2015-18 Academic Clinical Fellowship, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
2013-15 Academic Neuroscience Foundation Programme, University of Cambridge
Formal education, examinations and selected prizes
2023 PhD, University of Cambridge, Cellular immune mechanisms of psychiatric disorders and the stress response (supervisors: Professor Ed Bullmore and Professor Menna Clatworthy)
2017 Royal College of Psychiatrists Core Trainee of the Year
2017 Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)
2016 Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK)
2009-13 Magdalen College, University of Oxford, Graduate Entry Medicine (BM BCh)
Meakins Mclaran Gold Medal (2013) for the highest cumulative performance in Oxford Clinical School
Margaret Harris Memorial Prize for performance in final medical examinations (2013)
Hobson Mann Scholarship for outstanding progress (2012)
Martin Wronker First Prize in Medicine (2011): preliminary examinations in medicine
2006-09 Clare College, University of Cambridge, BA (Hons) Natural Sciences (neuroscience)
Triple First with 1st Prize in final examinations
Grants and fellowship awards
Cambridge Biomedical Research Council Mental Health Theme award 2020-2022; co-investigator. The inflammatory basis of reward processing in health and mental disorder.
Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship 2019-2022; personal award. Identifying and characterising a cellular blood biomarker in treatment-resistant depression.
Cambridge/GSK Varsity Funding Programme 2018–2021; co-investigator. Animal behavioural models of peripheral and CNS effects of early life adversity: a preclinical platform for immune target discovery and proof-of-concept testing of new anti-inflammatory drugs for depression and fatigue.
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowship 2018-2019; personal award.
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust Research Grant, 2017; principal applicant. Investigating the role of B cells in susceptibility to depression.
Other
Co-chair, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Functional Genomics workgroup (2023-)
Gatsby/Wellcome Royal College of Psychiatrists Neuroscience Commission and Board: member of board appointed to design and implement a modern neuroscience curriculum in psychiatry postgraduate education (2016-21)