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 Robin Cash
Research Fellow
SysNeuro

Dr Maria DiBiase
Research Fellow
SysNeuro

Dr Warda Syeda
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies

Dr Elena Pozzi
Research Fellow
Affective Neurodevelopment

Dr Lilianna Laskaris
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies

Dr Sean Carruthers
Research Fellow
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group

Dr Caio Seguin
Reseach Fellow
SysNeuro

Dr Ye Tian
Research Fellow
SysNeuro

Dr Sandra Luza
Research Fellow
Psychosis Studies
PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Barbara Stachlewski
PA to Scientific Director

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 James Karantonis
Lab Manager
Mood - Psychosis
Spectrum Group

Rebekah Delahoy
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety

Rachel Brodie
Research Assistant
Depression & Anxiety

Dr Kate Bray
Project Manager
Social & Affective Neuroscience
STUDENTS

Hannah Savage
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety

Laura Finlayson
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety

Parsa Ravanfar
PhD Candidate
Psychosis Studies

Georgia Caruana
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group

Rebecca Cooper
PhD Candidate
Neurobiology Group

Sarah Manuele
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Sylvia Lin
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Lisa Furlong
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group

Divyangana Rakesh
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Djamila Eliby
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Reuben Dyer
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group

Kavisha Fernando
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro

Patrick Laing
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety

Isabel Zwaan
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Alec Jamieson
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety

Elysha Ringin
PhD Candidate
Mood - Psychosis Spectrum Group

Sina Mansour
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro

Lucy Zhang
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Hua Ye
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro

Ulysse Thivisol
PhD Candidate
Psychosis Studies

Yuanzhe Liu
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro

James Agathos
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety

Saampras Ganesan
PhD Candidate
SysNeuro

Ulysse Thivisol
PhD Candidate
Psychosis Studies

Sevil Ince
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety

Megan Thomas
PhD Candidate
Neurobiology Group

Stephanie Hartano
PhD Candidate
Affective Neurodevelopment

Christine Leonard
PhD Candidate
Depression & Anxiety