Neuropsychiatry

Research Overview
The Neuropsychiatry Theme explores the aetiology, mechanisms, biomarker discovery and treatment, to improve understanding and outcomes of a range of neuropsychiatric disorders and ultimately benefit patients and their families. We particularly seek to understand the pattern and timing of changes as these disorders emerge and become established in childhood and adolescence. Our areas of interest include: Innovative clinical trials, data banks and tissue banks Neuroimaging method development Cognition, emotion and memory Preclinical (mouse) models of disorders and behaviours Functional neurological disorder Neurobiology of schizophrenia Childhood schizotypy Clinical measure development Clinical translation and service improvement Our involvement in large-scale research projects and consortia, such as PGC, PRONIA, ENIGMA, PSYSCAN, and PHENOM, allows us to contribute to answering significant questions in neuropsychiatric research. We foster knowledge exchange and skill development through our clinical programs, in addition to hosting international researchers through initiatives like the Greek-Australian Travel Fellowship. Our multifaceted approach and global collaborations position us at the cutting edge of neuropsychiatry research, driving advancements in understanding, detection, and treatment.

Research Overview

The Neuropsychiatry Theme explores the aetiology, mechanisms, biomarker discovery and treatment, to improve understanding and outcomes of a range of neuropsychiatric disorders and ultimately benefit patients and their families. We particularly seek to understand the pattern and timing of changes as these disorders emerge and become established in childhood and adolescence.

Our areas of interest include:

Innovative clinical trials, data banks and tissue banks
Neuroimaging method development
Cognition, emotion and memory
Preclinical (mouse) models of disorders and behaviours
Functional neurological disorder
Neurobiology of schizophrenia
Childhood schizotypy
Clinical measure development
Clinical translation and service improvement

Our involvement in large-scale research projects and consortia, such as PGC, PRONIA, ENIGMA, PSYSCAN, and PHENOM, allows us to contribute to answering significant questions in neuropsychiatric research.

We foster knowledge exchange and skill development through our clinical programs, in addition to hosting international researchers through initiatives like the Greek-Australian Travel Fellowship.

Our multifaceted approach and global collaborations position us at the cutting edge of neuropsychiatry research, driving advancements in understanding, detection, and treatment.

Neuropsychiatry Team
Our two co-leads are: Professor Christos Pantelis Professor Richard Kanaan Researchers: Professor Dennis Velakoulis Emeritus Professor Bruce Tonge Associate Professor Mahesh Jayaram Associate Professor James Olver Dr Orwa Dandash Dr Luis Fernando Silva Castro de Araujo Dr Sandra Luza Dr Carlos Opazo Dr Danli Peng Dr Marta Rapardo-Castro Dr Robert Richardson Dr Warda Syeda Dr Naveen Thomas Dr Cassandra Wannan Dr Valerie Yap Dina Eleftheriadis Antonia Merritt Gina Oliver Belen Taulero-Escalera Jade Zouki Research support staff and students: Dr Chiranth Bhagavan Dr Myles Gutkin Dr Yoshito Saito Katherine Chisholm Deborah Constantinidis Natasha Hogan Megan Howard Sara Issak Alfred Lo Briannah Miles Natalie Morris Caitlyn Rogers Ulysse Thivisol

Neuropsychiatry Team

Our two co-leads are:

Researchers:

Research support staff and students:

Dr Chiranth Bhagavan
Dr Myles Gutkin
Dr Yoshito Saito
Katherine Chisholm
Deborah Constantinidis
Natasha Hogan
Megan Howard
Sara Issak
Alfred Lo
Briannah Miles
Natalie Morris
Caitlyn Rogers
Ulysse Thivisol