Prof. Dr. Katya Rubia

Research focus

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), child abuse, normal development
Neuroimaging (functional & structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), PET)
Pharmacological imaging (fMRI, PET)
Development of novel neurotherapeutics (fMRI-Neurofeedback; non-invasive brain stimulation)
Neuropsychology

Curriculum Vitae

	Katya Rubia, PhD, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Official position	Deputy Head of Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry transCampus® Professor
Institution	Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London (KCL), London, UK transCampus® Technische Universität Dresden – King’s College London
Business address	Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry/SGDP PO 46, SGDP, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK

Academic education and degrees

1982-1987	BA in Philosophy & Educational Sciences, University Complutense Madrid, Spain
1994	PhD in Neuropsychology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU), Germany

Professional career

1994	Post-doctoral research assistant, Technical University Munich, Neurology
1994-1995	Post-doctoral research assistant, Clin Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Holland
1995-1996	EU post-doctoral fellowship, Dep Child Psychiatry, IoPPN, KCL
1996-1999	Scientist, Dep Child Psychiatry, IoPPN, KCL
1999-2001	Scientist, Honorary Senior Lecturer, IoPPN, KCL
2001-2028	Permanent post, Senior Lecturer (2001), Reader (2005), Professor (2008)
since 2008	Professor
since 2019	Transcampus Professor, Dresden-King’s College London, UK

Honors, awards and positions

1991-1993	Competitive PhD studentship from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Faculty of Medicine
1994-1995	Post-doctoral award, Technical University Munich.
1997	Young Scientist Award
2005	Career Establishment Grant (Medical Research Council (MRC)).
1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015	Numerous best poster awards at different conferences
2013	Kramer Pollnow Prize. European prize for scientific excellence in clinical research in biological child and adolescent psychiatry.
Since 2017	Chair, Special Interest Group of Neurotherapeutics, European Network of Hyperactivity (Eunethydis)
Since 2015	International member of the advisory board of the NCCR (National Centres of Competence for Research) “SYNAPSY” – Synaptic bases of mental diseases NCCR (National Centres of Competence for Research) project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). CHF 17.5 million.
2019-2021	Panelist on Medical Research Council (MRC) panel on Non-Clinical Training and Career Develpment Panel.
2018-2020	Panelist for HSO RHF, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority – Helse Sør-Øst RHF for research projects in mental health/addiction.
2019	Elected as Corresponding Foreign Member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain.
2019	Recipient of the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers of ISI Web of Science that recognises the world’s most influential researchers of the past decade

Current Journal Editorial positions

Review editor	Frontiers Neuroscience
Editorial board	Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

10 most important peer-reviewed papers

(10 out of over 240, Scopus h-index: 72)

Westwood, S, Radua J, Rubia, K. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2020;in press.

Lukito S, Norman L, Carlisi C, Radua J, Hart H … Rubia, K. Comparative Meta-analyses of Brain Structural and Functional Abnormalities during Cognitive Control in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Psychol Med. 2020;50,894–919.

Rubia K, Criaud M, Wulff M, Alegria A, Brinson H et al. Functional connectivity changes associated with fMRI neurofeedback of right inferior frontal cortex in adolescents with ADHD. Neuroimage. 2019;188:43-58.

Alegria AA, Wulff M, Brinson H, Barker GJ, Norman LJ … Rubia K. Real-time fMRI neurofeedback in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Hum Brain Mapp. 2017;38(6):3190-3209.

Norman L, Carlisi C, Lukito S, Hart H, Mataix-Cols … Rubia, K. A comparative meta-analysis of structural and functional brain abnormalities in ADHD and OCD. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73:815-825.

Murphy C, Christakou A, Daly EM, Ecker, C, Giampietro V … Rubia, K. Abnormal functional activation and maturation of fronto-striato-temporal and cerebellar regions in autistic spectrum disorder during sustained attention. American J Psychiatry. 2014;171:1107-1116.

Lim L, Hart H, Mehta M, Mirza K, Rubia K. Neural Correlates of Error Processing in young people with a History of Severe Childhood Abuse: An fMRI Study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2015;17:1-12.

Lim L, Radua Q, Rubia K. Gray Matter Abnormalities in Childhood Maltreatment: A Voxel-wise Meta–analysis. American J Psychiatry. 2014;171(8): 854-863.

Christakou A, Murphy C, Chantiluke K, Cubillo A, Smith AB … Rubia K. Disorder-specific functional abnormalities during sustained attention in youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and with Autism. Mol Psych. 2013;8(2):236-44.

Hart H, Radua J, Mataix D, Rubia K. Meta-analysis of fMRI studies of inhibition and attention in ADHD: exploring task-specific, stimulant medication and age effects. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013;70(2):185-98.