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
Carmela Diaz Arteche
Research Assistant
Psychosis Studies
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
Kate Bray
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 Zhan
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