Lysia Demetriou
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Neuroimaging and Pain Data Analysis
I am a post-doc researcher in the Pain in Women and the EndoCaRe research groups. As a cognitive neuroscientist I am interested in investigating the effects of chronic pain on the brain using imaging methods and the impact of this pain on people’s quality of life.
I am currently working on the data analysis of the Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) study, which focuses on two specific types of chronic pain: endometriosis-associated pain (EAP) and bladder pain syndrome (BPS).
In addition to my research, I am module co-leader for the Reproductive Science course of the Graduate Medicine program.
Prior to joining the group I completed a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research at Imperial College London, an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of York and a BSc in Psychology at the University of Warwick. During my PhD I investigated the effects of the novel reproductive hormone kisspeptin in the brain and specifically in the limbic system using fMRI.
Recent publications
Women with chronic pelvic pain can be stratified using multimodal assessment.
Journal article
Demetriou L. et al, (2026), Pain, 167, 786 - 802
The value of a non-invasive bladder sensitivity paradigm in chronic pelvic pain.
Journal article
Coxon L. et al, (2026), Reprod Fertil
Reduced Brain Responsiveness to Emotional Stimuli With Escitalopram But Not Psilocybin Therapy for Depression.
Journal article
Wall MB. et al, (2025), Am J Psychiatry, 182, 569 - 582
Kisspeptin administration does not induce anxiety in humans
Journal article
G ME. et al, (2025), Endocrine Abstracts
Exploring the value of a well-established conditioned pain modulation paradigm in women: a Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) study.
Journal article
Demetriou L. et al, (2025), Front Pain Res (Lausanne), 6