The Psychiatric Genetics Group focuses on investigating the genetic and environmental factors that influence mental health conditions and the impact of non-psychiatric conditions on mental health across the lifespan. The group also have a strong focus on the genetics of brain structure and on women’s health.
CURRENT RESEARCH
- mental health
- women’s health
- neuroimaging
- translation and public understanding of genomic findings
- Addictive Behaviours and Disordered Gambling
- Aggression
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depressive Disorders
- Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Infertility
- Miscarriage
- Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy
- Personality Disorders
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
Staff
- Anna Monistrol Mula, Visiting Student
- Anne Christelle Doppenberg, Visiting Student
- Dr Brittany Mitchell, Postdoctoral Research Officer
- Dan Siskind, Affiliate
- Emma Maddock, Honours Student
- Gemma Chavarria Ventura, PhD Student
- Genevieve Hussey, Honours Student
- Jihua Hu, PhD Student
- Associate Professor Jodie Painter, Senior Research Officer
- Jose Morosoli Garcia, Visiting Scientist
- Justin Chapman, Visiting Scientist
- Katrina Grasby, Senior Research Officer
- Kristen Hopkins, PhD Student
- Lachlan Strike, Research Officer
- Lehak Panjanani, Research Assistant
- Lucia Colodro Conde, Senior Research Fellow
- Lucy Winkler, Research Interviewer
- Mary Ferguson, Research Interviewer
- Murray Falconer, PhD Student
- Penelope Lind, Senior Research Officer
- Petra Viher, Visiting Scientist
- Rebekah Cicero, Administrative Officer, Research Project Supp Officer
- Richard Parker, Project Manager
- Roberta Blake, Editorial Assistant
- Sarah Cipriano, Research Assistant
- Simone Cross, Laboratory Coordinator
- Zoe Maloney, Research Assistant
- Zuriel Ceja De La Cruz, PhD Student, Research Assistant
Internal Collaborators
Selected External Collaborators
- Dr Ada Johansson, Åbo Akademi University
- Dr Patrik Jern, Åbo Akademi University
- Professor Ben Neale, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
- Professor Paul Thompson, University of Southern California
- Professor Wendy Slutske, University of Missouri
- Professor Cecilia Lindgren, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford
- Dr Triin Laisk, University of Tartu
- Professor Hayden Homer, University of Queensland
- Dr Brooke Andrew, Queensland University of Technology
- Professor Juan R Ordoñana, University of Murcia
- Associate Professor Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Professor David Evans, University of Queensland
- Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium (enigma.ini.usc.edu/)
- Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) (www.med.unc.edu/pgc/)
- GWAS & Sequencing Consortium of Alcohol and Nicotine use (GSCAN) Consortium (genome.psych.umn.edu/index.php/GSCAN)
We gratefully acknowledge the support from the following funding agencies:
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Future Fund
- National Institute of Health (USA)
- Australian Research Council
- European Research Council
- Metro North Collaborative Research Grants
- John Templeton Foundation (USA)
- Seneca Foundation (Spain)
- QIMR Berghofer