Satja Mulej Bratec is an Assistant Professor and head of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab at the Department of Psychology, University of Maribor. She specialises in studying neurobiological mechanisms involved in regulatory processes and social interactions using multimodal imaging techniques like fMRI, rs-fMRI, sMRI, and EEG. Her research focuses on the long-term effects and neurobiology of early regulatory problems, social emotion and pain regulation, and psychopathology. In the project, she is managing the overall coordination, leading the structural and functional MRI analyses of neurobiological mediators of the RP-mental health link, and co-leading dissemination efforts. 

Dieter Wolke is a Professor of Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences at the University of Warwick and Deputy Director of the ALSPAC study. He also directs the Psychology Department for the Bavarian Longitudinal Study at LMU Munich. His research integrates psychology, social sciences, and medical sciences to explore developmental pathways that lead to psychopathology, particularly focusing on early regulatory problems, bullying, and parenting. His extensive expertise in longitudinal studies supports the project’s efforts to map the influence of early life factors on later mental health outcomes. 

Christian Sorg is a leading researcher at the Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, specializing in neuroradiology and the study of brain networks involved in mental health disorders. His work focuses on the intrinsic functional connectivity of brain networks like the default mode and salience networks, which are crucial to understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of psychopathology. In this project, his expertise will support the investigation of structural and functional brain changes linked to early regulatory problems and their impact on mental health across the lifespan.