Dr Peter Talbot MD, MRCPsych, FRCPsych
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Overview
Director, Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre
Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry
Honorary General Secretary (2017-2022), British Association for Psychopharmacology
President, Manchester Medical Society Psychiatry Section (2018-2019)
Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Psychopharmacology
Biography
Peter Talbot qualified in Medicine from the University of Bristol, and completed his specialist clinical training and MD in Psychiatry in his native Northern Ireland. His postdoctoral research training was in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) neuroimaging under the supervision of Marc Laruelle at Columbia University in New York, followed by appointment as Assistant Professor in Psychiatry there in 2004. He joined the University of Manchester in 2005 as Senior Lecturer in Molecular Neuroimaging and was appointed Director of the Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre in 2019. His research interest is the use of PET to investigate abnormal brain mechanisms in severe mental illness, particularly psychosis, affective disorders and impulsivity. He is active in neuroscience and psychopharmacology teaching both locally (Lead for undergraduate and postgraduate modules; Past President of the Manchester Medical Society Psychiatry Section) and nationally for the BAP (Course Organiser for the Schizophrenia Module; lecturer on the Affective Disorders Module and Depression Masterclass).
In his clinical work he is Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and was Director of the Specialist Service for Affective Disorders, a regional tertiary-level NHS clinic, until July 2019.
Qualifications
MB ChB, MD, MRCPsych, FRCPsych
Diploma in Mental Health, with Distinction, Queen’s University Belfast, N. Ireland
Vocational Training in General Practice
Diploma in Anaesthetics, Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Council Member (elected), British Association for Psychopharmacology 2015-2017
Honorary General Secretary (elected), British Association for Psychopharmacology 2017-2022
Vice Chair, Medicines Management Sub-Committee, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Areas of expertise
- RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry - Positron emission tomography (PET)
Biology, Medicine and Health (BMH) Domains
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Activities
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Activity: Examination
Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Consultancy & Services