The vision of the Brain and Mental Health Education Committee is to showcase Mental Health and Neuroscience research Institute-wide and to facilitate interactions and networking between Mental Health and Neuroscience researchers at QIMR Berghofer and external organisations throughout Queensland. In addition we have a focus on supporting grantsmanship within the Mental Health and Neuroscience Program and promoting mental health and neuroscience education in both the high school and community setting.
The five pillars of the committee are: Grant Applications, Internal Seminars, Joint Seminars, Mental Health Symposium and Community Education
Grant Applications
Lucía Colodro Conde | Jodie Painter | Penelope Lind
Aims / Activities
- Pitching sessions
- Grant section feedback
- Support NHMRC Investigator Grant applications
- Support NHMRC Ideas Grant applications
- Support future Grant applications as they arise
Internal Seminars
Michelle Lupton | Zachary Gerring
Aims / Activities
- Plan themes / psychiatric disorders for the monthly seminar series
- Organize internal speakers
- Invite external speakers from outside QIMR Berghofer
- Showcase Mental Health and Neuroscience research Institute-wide
Joint Seminars
Penelope Lind
Aims / Activities
- Invite external researchers and clinicians to the internal seminars
- Streamline security and safety requirements for external researchers and clinicians to enter QIMR Berghofer
Mental Health Symposium
(Internal and external Queensland-based research groups)
Emily Hielscher | José Juan Morosoli | Brittany Mitchell
Aims / Activities
- One-day Forum at QIMR Berghofer (to be held in April 2023)
- Invite external groups with the aim of promoting networking and collaboration
- Showcase QIMR Berghofer Mental Health and Neuroscience research
Community Education
Clare Blake | Lotta Oikari | Liam St Pierre
Aims / Activities
- Psychology High School Lecture Series
- Psychology Practical for Day in the Life of a Scientist program
- Student work experience in Mental Health and Neuroscience Research
- Consumer Consultation
Current Members
- Penelope Lind, Senior Research Officer, Psychiatric Genetics (Chair)
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/penelope-lind/ - Brittany Mitchell, Research Officer, Psychiatric Genetics
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/brittany-mitchell/ - Clare Blake, Community Relations Lead, QIMR Berghofer Corporate Affairs
- Emily Hielscher, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Child and Youth Mental Health
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/emily-hielscher/ - Jodie Painter, Senior Research Officer, Psychiatric Genetics
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/jodie-painter/ - José Juan Morosoli, Research Officer, Psychiatric Genetics
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/jose-j-morosoli/ - Liam St Pierre, School Education Co-Ordinator, QIMR Berghofer Media, Government and Community Relations
- Lotta Oikari, Research Officer, Cellular and Molecular Neurodegeneration
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/lotta-oikari/ - Lucía Colodro Conde, Senior Research Officer, Psychiatric Genetics
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/lucia-colodro-conde/ - Michelle Lupton, Senior Research Officer, Genetic Epidemiology
https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/people/michelle-lupton/ - Zachary Gerring, Research Officer, Translational Neurogenomics
Previous Members
- Rowena Long