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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Jun 11

🧠 We're hiring a #Postdoc in neuroimaging!

Join our clinical research team at KCL exploring #interoception & anxiety resolution after cancer.

5-yr Wellcome-funded project.

Apply by 7 July 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117228-...

@kingsioppn.bsky.social

@wellcometrust.bsky.social

Post-doctoral Research Associate in Neuroimaging

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social · Jun 5

Join us online at 12:30pm on Wed 18 June for our 1st FREE Public Science Seminar! 🧪

Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.

If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · May 14

One of the steepest learning curves in starting a faculty role is building a research team—but it’s also the most rewarding. Mentoring brilliant future scientists and being part of a collaborative team is what I love most about this work 🎂⭐️

@kingsioppn.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · May 8

🌸 Have you completed treatment for primary #breastcancer in the last 10 years? We're inviting women to try a 7-week mind-body therapy to ease anxiety, using heartbeat-sensing tech 🫀 at Guy’s Hospital (London).

Details + sign-up: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
💌 [email protected]

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · May 7

Yesterday’s lab meeting was a creative workshop to co-design the Lived Experience section of our ENTRUST programme website.

We’re excited that this space will reflect our commitment to embedding cancer survivors’ lived experiences into every part of our research

🖍️🗒️🎨 @kingsioppn.bsky.social

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 29

I am a big public radio fan so was stoked to be interviewed for this week’s @scifri.bsky.social on untangling the mind-body connection in chronic pain 🎙️

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Apr 25

A new psychological treatment called pain reprocessing therapy has shown early promise in eliminating chronic back pain. Producer Shoshannah Buxbaum, Dr. @lcheathcote.bsky.social and Dr. Yoni Ashar join us to discuss the intersection of mental health and chronic pain.

Untangling The Mind-Body Connection In Chronic Pain

Research suggests that better understanding the psychological and neurological components of chronic pain may lead to better treatments.

www.sciencefriday.com

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 26

#EFIC2025🇫🇷 has filled my cup this week. Always grateful for the chance to step outside the lab and hear feedback on our research from pain clinicians & researchers around the 🌍

And especially grateful for peer mentorship on navigating the exciting and challenging mid-career stage 🙏

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 26

So proud of my former postdoc-bestie, now collaborator Dr Inge Timmers @tilburguniversity.bsky.social! Inge shared our brand new data today at #EFIC2025🇫🇷 showing that inducing a stress-is-enhancing #mindset modulates stress-induced changes in pain tolerance. A beautiful pre-registered experiment 👏

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 23

Attending #EFIC2025🇫🇷? Interested in interoception and all-things #mind-body? I have the pleasure of presenting with @tanjahechler.bsky.social @fadelzeidan.bsky.social in a session tomorrow afternoon - 2pm in the Auditorium Lumière.

Looking forward to seeing this wonderful pain science community!

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 18

Happy Easter weekend, bsky community! 🐣 Today I'm excited to see the first exit videos & letters from young #cancer survivors in our body #mindset trial. I had the pleasure to talk about this research funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social recently on the 'I'm Fine' podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIET...

Living with Pain After Cancer: Dr. Lauren Heathcote of the Medical Research Foundation

YouTube video by I'm Fine Podcast

www.youtube.com

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 9

Fab new pub setting lived experience priorities for interoception research in mental health. Congrats @lydiajhickman.bsky.social‬ & team 👏

Lydia Hickman @lydiajhickman.bsky.social · Apr 1

Workshop contributors had a variety of initial thoughts in response to the question: “how are bodily signals related to your mental health?” This was conducted prior to any detailed information about the aims of the workshop, or the field's perceived notions of interoception. 🧵4/n

A figure depicting responses to the question “How are body signals related to your mental health”, including both themes and example quotes. Broad themes included: (1) location of bodily sensations; (2) when sensations occur; (3) psychological symptoms and factors; (4) intensity and frequency of sensations, and (5) lifestyle factors.

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 3

Yes please, @ekdrake.bsky.social!

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lcheathcote.bsky.social @lcheathcote.bsky.social · Apr 2

Hello Bluesky friends 👋 To celebrate moving to the blue side, here's a recent memory from our Body Mindset Mapping retreat at beautiful @casbsstanford.bsky.social. I'm honoured to work with Jer Clifton, Alia Crum & team to empirically map core beliefs about the body. Big data results coming soon!

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