G R O U P M E M B E R S
TEAM MEMBERS
Meet the brilliant minds behind the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. Our diverse team of researchers, clinicians, therapists, facilitators, and trainees work together to advance psychedelic science and translate evidence into meaningful real-world change.
P S Y C H I A T R I S TDr Liliana Galindo
Founder · Director · Principal Investigator
Dr Liliana Galindo is the Founder, Clinical Research Director, and Principal Investigator of the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She also serves as an Affiliated Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge, and is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
P S Y C H I A T R I S TDr ANDREW MASON
Study Physician · Co-Investigator
Dr Andrew Mason is a Study Physician, Medical Monitor, and the Co-Principal Investigator of the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He also serves as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Windsor Research Unit at Fulbourn Hospital within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
P S Y C H I A T R I S TDr MAO FONG LIM
Study Physician · Medical Monitor
Dr Mao Fong Lim is a Study Physician and Medical Monitor in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He also serves as a Senior Specialty Registrar in General Adult and Liaison Psychiatry at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and is a Presidential Scholar for Physical Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
P S Y C H I A T R I S TDR Mahmoud Elmidany
Study Physician · Medical Monitor
Dr Mahmoud Elmidany is a Study Physician and Medical Monitor in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He also serves as a Specialty Registrar in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
R E S I D E N TDr Benjamin Illingworth
Study Physician · PhD Candidate
Dr Benjamin Illingworth is a Study Physician in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He also serves as a Medical Trainee in General Adult Psychiatry at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, and is a PhD Candidate in Psychiatry within the Cambridge Centre for Precision Psychiatry and Data Science at the University of Cambridge.
P S Y C H O L O G I S TDr Alex Harvey
Study Therapist · Facilitator · Supervisor
Dr Alex Harvey is a Lead Therapist, Facilitator, and Clinical Supervisor in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He also serves as a Principal Clinical Psychologist in the Windsor Research Unit at Fulbourn Hospital, located within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
T H E R A P I S TAli Carnegie
Study Therapist · Facilitator · Supervisor
Ali Carnegie is a Lead Study Therapist, Facilitator, and Clinical Supervisor in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She also serves as a Specialist Renal Counsellor in Addenbrooke’s Hospital at the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
C O O R D I N A T O REMMA WITHERS
Study Coordinator · Practitioner
Emma Withers is a Study Coordinator and Clinical Research Practitioner in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She also serves as a Clinical Research Practitioner in the Windsor Research Unit at Fulbourn Hospital, located within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
C O O R D I N A T O RCODIE FAHEY
Study Coordinator · Practitioner
Codie Fahey is a Study Coordinator and Clinical Research Practitioner in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She also serves as a Clinical Research Practitioner in the Windsor Research Unit at Fulbourn Hospital, located within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
R E S E A R C H E RHARRI ALLAN
Co-Therapist · Facilitator
Harri Allan is a Study Co-Therapist and Facilitator in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group, and a Research Assistant within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Their interests include emerging paradigms of mental health care, meaning-making, and the therapeutic potential of expanded states of consciousness.
R E S E A R C H E RDr Richard Dear
Study Investigator · PhD Candidate
Richard Dear is a Study Investigator and Data Analyst in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He is also a Gates Cambridge Scholar and PhD Candidate in Psychiatric Neuroscience within the Brain Mapping Unit of the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
R E S E A R C H E RANYA RAGNHILDSTVEIT
Study Investigator · PhD Candidate
Anya Ragnhildstveit is a Study Investigator in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She is also a Cambridge Trust Scholar and PhD Candidate in Psychiatry within the Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health Research Group in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
R E S E A R C H E RGiovanna Saad Gimenes
Study Investigator · PhD Candidate
Giovanna Saad Gimenes is a Study Investigator and Project Lead in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She also serves as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist at the Latin American Women’s Aid, and is a PhD Candidate in Population Health Sciences within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences in the Bristol Medical School at the University of Bristol.
R E S I D E N TDr Tanya Kuzmich
Study Physician · Medical Trainee
Dr Tanya Kuzmich is a Study Physician in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. She also serves as a Medical Trainee in General Adult Psychiatry within the Windsor Research Unit in Fulbourn Hospital at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, and is a member of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme through NHS England.
A S S I S T A N TRyan khan
Study Assistant · MSc Candidate
Ryan Khan is a Study Assistant in the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group. He also serves as a Partnership Coordinator within the Medical Psychedelics Working Group at Drug Science and an Online Event Coordinator at The Psychedelic Society, and is an MSc Candidate in Psychedelics within the Exeter Psychedelic Interdisciplinary Centre at the University of Exeter.
