OUR PEOPLE
The Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre brings together an outstanding team of research active clinical academics, clinicians and scientists from various disciplines, as well as professional staff, to advance knowledge and treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions
DIRECTORS
Scientific Director
Professor Christos Pantelis is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Foundation Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Scientific Director of the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre at The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health.
Clinical Director
Professor Dennis Velakoulis is a consultant neuropsychiatrist and director of the Neuropsychiatry Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital and is the Clinical Director of the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre at The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS
RESEARCH FELLOWS
Dr Jinglei Lv
Research Fellow
SysNeuro
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Dr Eleni Ganella
Research Fellow
Neurobiology Group
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Dr Maria DiBiase
Research Fellow
SysNeuro
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Dr Robin Cash
Research Fellow
SysNeuro
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Dr Warda Syeda
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies
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Elena Pozzi
Research Fellow
Affective Neurodevelopment
Lilianna Laskaris
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies
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Dr Sean Carruthers
Research Fellow
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Caio Seguin
Reseach Fellow
SysNeuro
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A/Prof Bjorn Ebdrup
Visiting Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies
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PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Barbara Stachlewski
PA to Scientific Director
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Chester Kang
IT Lab Manager and Analyst
Antonia Merritt
MNC Research Trial Coordinator
Alicia Stevens
Research Assistant
Neurobiology Group
Lisa Incerti
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
Dr Katerina Stephanou
Research Assistant
Psychosis Studies
Rebekah Delahoy
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
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Rachel Brodie
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
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Micah Cearns
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
Psychosis Studies
STUDENTS
James Karantonis
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Cassandra Wannan
PhD Candidate
Neurobiology Group
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Hannah Savage
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Laura Finlayson
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Carmela Diaz
PhD Candidate
Psychosis Studies
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Ye Tian
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro
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Kate Bray
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
Carra Simpson
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
Divyangana Rakesh
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
Djamila Eliby
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment​
Reuben Dyer
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Georgia Caruana
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Patrick Laing
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Isabel Zwaan
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
Alec Jamieson
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Lisa Furlong
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Parsa Ravanfar
PhD Candidate
Psychosis Studies
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Sina Mansour
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro
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Elysha Ringin
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Kavisha Fernando
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro
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Lotta Kinnunen
Visiting Student
Finland
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Rebecca Cooper
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Sarah Manuele
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment