Emma Sampson
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
My research centres around the biological underpinnings of psychiatric illness, especially Major Depressive Disorder. Specifically, I am particularly interested in the relationship between MDD and neuroinflammation in the brain, and the potential of anti-inflammatory treatment to ameliorate psychiatric symptoms.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - 2022 Standard Marking (Biological Psychiatry) University of Adelaide 2020 - 2020 Standard Marking (Biological Psychiatry) The University of Adelaide 2019 - 2020 Research assistant, Cognitive and Emotional Recovery Training Program for Depression (CERT-D) study The University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2011 - 2015 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts 2010 - 2016 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2017 Analysis of symptomatic and biological changes in Major Depressive Disorder related to co-administered antidepressant and anti-inflammatory treatment The University of Adelaide Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Kavakbasi, E., Sampson, E., Mills, N. T., Hori, H., Schwarte, K., Hohoff, C., . . . Baune, B. T. (2023). Inflammation-stratified augmentation of vortioxetine with celecoxib: Results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in major depressive disorder. Journal of Neurochemistry, 9 pages.
2022 Baune, B. T., Sampson, E., Louise, J., Hori, H., Schubert, K. O., Clark, S. R., . . . Fourrier, C. (2022). Corrigendum to 'No evidence for clinical efficacy of adjunctive celecoxib with vortioxetine in the treatment of depression: A 6-week double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial' [European Neuropsychopharmacology 53 (2021) 34-46].. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 64, 61-62.
2021 Mills, N. T., Sampson, E., Fourrier, C., & Baune, B. T. (2021). Clinical switching strategies of various antidepressants to Vortioxetine in the PREDDICT trial. The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology, 24(4), 314-321.
Scopus2 WoS22021 Knight, M. J., Lyrtzis, E., Fourrier, C., Aboustate, N., Sampson, E., Hori, H., . . . Baune, B. T. (2021). Psychological training to improve psychosocial function in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomised clinical trial. Psychiatry Research, 300, 113906-1-113906-7.
Scopus6 WoS62021 Baune, B. T., Sampson, E., Louise, J., Hori, H., Schubert, K. O., Clark, S. R., . . . Fourrier, C. (2021). No evidence for clinical efficacy of adjunctive celecoxib with vortioxetine in the treatment of depression: A 6-week double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial.. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 53, 34-46.
Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC112020 Fourrier, C., Sampson, E., Hori, H., Schubert, K. O., Clark, S., Mills, N. T., & Baune, B. T. (2020). Exploratory study of association between blood immune markers and cognitive symptom severity in major depressive disorder: Stratification by body mass index status. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 88, 242-251.
Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC52019 Knight, M. J., Fourrier, C., Lyrtzis, E., Aboustate, N., Sampson, E., Hori, H., . . . Baune, B. T. (2019). Cognitive deficits in the THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it) are associated with psychosocial dysfunction in patients with major depressive disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(1), 18m12472-1-18m12472-8.
Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC62018 Fourrier, C., Sampson, E., Mills, N. T., & Baune, B. T. (2018). Anti-inflammatory treatment of depression: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of vortioxetine augmented with celecoxib or placebo. Trials, 19(1), 447-1-447-14.
Scopus40 WoS35 Europe PMC19
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2020 - ongoing Vice-President Health Sciences Postgraduate Association (HeSPA) Committee The University of Adelaide Australia 2019 - 2020 Member Health Sciences Postgraduate Association (HeSPA) Committee The University of Adelaide Australia 2018 - 2018 Member Biological Psychiatry Australia’s 8th Annual Scientific Meeting Local Organising Committee Biological Psychiatry Australia Australia 2017 - 2018 Member SAHMRI Student Association Committee SAHMRI Australia
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