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.
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.
Clinical Director
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS
RESEARCH FELLOWS
Research Fellow
SysNeuro
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Dr Jinglei Lv
Research Fellow
Neurobiology Group
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Dr Eleni Ganella
Research Fellow
SysNeuro
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Dr Maria DiBiase
Research Fellow
SysNeuro
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Dr Robin Cash
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies
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Dr Warda Syeda
Research Fellow
Affective Neurodevelopment
Elena Pozzi
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies
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Lilianna Laskaris
Dr Rigas Soldatos
Visiting Research Fellow
(Greek-Australian Fellowship 2019)
Visiting Research Fellow (Greek-Australian Fellowship 2019)
Dr Ioanna Pachi
Research Fellow
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Dr Sean Carruthers
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
PA to Scientific Director
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Barbara Stachlewski
IT Lab Manager and Analyst
Chester Kang
MNC Research Trial Coordinator
Antonia Merritt
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
Lisa Incerti
Research Assistant
Psychosis Studies
Dr Katerina Stephanou
Rebekah Delahoy
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
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Research Assistant
Affective Neurodevelopment
Rachel Brodie
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety
Psychosis Studies
Micah Cearns
STUDENTS
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
James Karantonis
PhD Candidate
Neurobiology Group
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Cassandra Wannan
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Hannah Savage
Laura Finlayson
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Caio Seguin
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro
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PhD Candidate
SysNeuro
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Ye Tian
Kate Bray
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
Carra Simpson
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
Divyangana Rakesh
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment​
Djamila Eliby
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
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety
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Alec Jamieson
Lisa Furlong
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group
Parsa Ravanfar
PhD Candidate
Psychosis Studies
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PhD Candidate
SysNeuro
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Sina Mansour
Visiting Student
Copenhagen
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Cecilie Lemvigh