UQ Queensland Brain Institute

Discovering the fundamental mechanisms of brain function The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), at The University of Queensland is a leading institute focussed on two of the greatest challenges of modern science: understanding brain function and the prevention and treatments of disorders of brain function. Since its formation, the Institute has achieved remarkable success, and is currently led by Professor Pankaj Sah. We have published more than 1200 papers and the quality of work produced by our 450+ staff and students is demonstrated by the Institute’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australia Research Council (ARC) grant success, attracting over $110 million in competitive grant funding to date. These grants are awarded following a rigorous, competitive and open peer review, and QBI continually achieves a success rate far above the national average. It is QBI's excellence in the field that has played a key role in The University of Queensland (UQ) attaining the highest possible score of five for neuroscience, "well above world standard", in both the 2010, 2012 and 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) reviews, one of only two universities in Australia to achieve this. In collaborations with clinicians and commercial partners, new discoveries are used as the basis to develop new therapeutic approaches to ameliorate the effects of brain diseases such as dementia, schizophrenia, motor neurone disease (MND), and anxiety and depression. To focus on important areas, QBI has established several Institute Centres: • The Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC) • The Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR) • The Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation (APCN) www.linkedin.com/company/queensland-brain-institute