MNC People

Directors


Executive


Fellows/Post-Docs

  • Dr Naveen Thomas

    Consultant Psychiatrist

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen

    NHMRC Post Doctoral Fellow

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Julian Simmons

    Research Fellow

    University of Melbourne

  • A/Prof Chris Davey

    Honorary Senior Research Fellow & Psychiatrist

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Dorothea Lesche

    J.N. Peters Postdoctoral Fellow

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Rachel Ellis

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Orli Schwartz

    Research Fellow &
    Clinical Psychologist

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Orwa Dandash

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    University of Melbourne


Professional Staff

  • Barbara Stachlewski

    PA to Prof Pantelis

  • Antonia Merritt

    Research Coordinator

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Lisa Incerti

    Research Assistant

    Depression & Anxiety
    Neuroscience

  • Sarah Gale

    Research Assistant

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Steven Tahtalian

    Research Coordinator

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Dr Eleni Ganella

    Research Assistant

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Kirra Liu

    Research Assistant

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Chester Kang

    IT & Lab Support Officer


Students

  • Maria Di Biase

    PhD Student

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • James Karantonis

    PhD Student (Swinburne)

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Lilianna Laskaris

    PhD Student

    Psychosis and Neurodevelopment
    Psychiatry

  • Cassandra Wannan

    PhD Student

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Katerina Stephanou

    PhD Student

    Depression & Anxiety
    Neuroscience

  • Laura Finlayson

    PhD Student

    Depression & Anxiety
    Neuroscience

  • Albert Chen

    PhD Student

    Systems Neuropsychiatry

  • Caio Seguin

    PhD Student

    Systems Neuropsychiatry

  • Shervyn Silvapulle

    Honours Student

    Systems Neuropsychiatry

  • Carolina Barbosa

    PhD Student

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Marjolein Barendse

    PhD Student

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Kate Bray

    PhD Student

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Camille Deane

    PhD Student

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Elena Pozzi

    PhD Student

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Chenxing Liu

    PhD Student

    Gene-environment 
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Suriati Saini

    PhD Student

    Gene-environment
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Florian van Beurden

    Student Exchange

    VU University Amsterdam

  • Ye Tian

    PhD Student

    Gene-environment
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Peter Jardim

    PhD Student

    University of Melbourne

  • Leah Braganza

    PhD Student

    Depression and
    Anxiety Neuroscience

  • Winn Ma

    Student Internship

    Social Affective Neurodevelopment

  • Carra Simpson

    PhD Student

    Neurogastroenterology /
    Social Affective Neurodevelopment


Collaborators and Honorary Members

  • Prof Ian Everall

    Cato Chair
    and
    Head of Department of Psychiatry

    University of Melbourne

  • Prof Stan Skafidas

    Director
    Centre for Neural Engineering

    University of Melbourne

  • A/Prof. Mark Walterfang

    Consultant Neuropsychiatrist

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Ramon Mocellin

    Consultant Neuropsychiatrist

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Mahesh Jayaram

    Senior Lecturer

    University of Melbourne

  • A/Prof. David Andrewes

    Principal Research Fellow
    and
    Associate Professor

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Cali Bartholomeusz

    NHMRC Post Doctoral Fellow

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Paul Klauser

    Clinician-Scientist

    Lausanne University Hospital
    Switzerland

  • Dr Sandra Luza

    Research Fellow
    Department of Psychiatry

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Carlos Opazo

    Research Fellow
    Oxidation Biology Laboratory

    Florey Institute of Neuroscience
    and Mental Health
    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Sam  Mancuso

    Research Fellow
    Department of Psychiatry

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Avril Pereira

    Research Fellow
    Department of Psychiatry

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Koji Kamagata

    Visiting Fellow

    Juntendo University, Tokyo

  • Dr Luca Cocchi

    Senior Research Fellow

    Queensland Institute of Medical
    Research (QIMR) Berghofer

  • Dr Yuri Masaoka

    Senior Lecturer

    Showa University, Tokyo

  • Dr Emre Bora

    Research Fellow/Psychiatrist
    (Collaborator)

    University of Melbourne

  • Prof Stephen Wood

    Professor of Clinical Translational Neuroscience

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Gusharan Chana

    Senior Research Fellow and
    Head of the Integrative Biological Psychiatry Laboratory
    Centre for Neural Engineering

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Stefanos Dimitrakopoulos

    Scientific Associate /
    Psychiatrist & Military Doctor

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    / 414 Military Hospital of Athens

  • Dr Renee Testa

    Neuropsychologist
    (Collaborator)

    University of Melbourne

  • Dr Valentina Lorenzetti

    Research Fellow
    (Collaborator)

    University of Melbourne

  • Md Shaki Mostaid

    PhD Student

    Gene-environment
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Esmee Braam

    Student Exchange

    University of Groningen


Past Members

  • Edwin van Dellen

    Resident (AIOS) Clinical Psychiatry
    UMC Utrecht Fellowship for Clinical Research

    University Medical Center
    Utrecht

  • Lotta Kinnunen

    Visiting Researcher

    University of Oulu,
    Finland

  • Dr Christina Phassouliotis

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Research Coordinator

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Annabel Burnside

    Research Assistant

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Coralie Bastin

    PhD Student

    Depression & Anxiety
    Neuroscience

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Sally Grace

    PhD Student (Swinburne)

    Systems Neuropsychiatry

  • Sanne Oostermeijer

    PhD Student

    Social and Affective
    Neurodevelopment

  • Amber Lim

    Honours Student (Swinburne)

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry

  • Cassandra Hoffmann

    Honours Student

    Psychosis and Development
    Neuropsychiatry