Carmine M. Pariante is Professor of Biological Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, and Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He investigates the role of stress and inflammation in the pathogenesis of mental disorders and in the response to psychotropic drugs, both in clinical and experimental settings. His work focuses on depression and fatigue, with a particular interest in the perinatal period and individuals with medical disorders. More recently, he has developed an interest in the effects of the arts, social prescribing, and nutritional interventions on mental health. Since 2018, Professor Pariante has been a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, and, as of April 2024, he has published >520 publications, with close to 40,000 citations and an H-Index of 103 in Scopus and 137 in Google Scholar. He is also the appointed Editor in Chief of the journal Brain Behaviour and Immunity and the Past President of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology. Professor Pariante is also passionate about public engagement and has made many media appearances in newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV on topics broadly related to mental health, writing pieces for the Daily Mail, The Guardian, and the New Humanist. He can be followed on X and Instagram on @Pariantelab and the digital publication he edits, www.inspirethemind.org. It is gratifying to see Professor Pariante share insights into his professional and personal voyage during the Genomic Press interview.
