Board

The Schizophrenia Research Institute is guided by a distinguished Board of Directors. The Board brings leadership skills in science, business, finance, law, education, communication, health services and other fields, to help ensure optimal and efficient achievement of the Institute's aims.

Chris McDiven AM (Chairman), Former Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia

Matthew Cullen (Deputy Chair), Group Executive, Medibank Health Solutions

Anne Mortimer (Secretary/Treasurer), CEO, The Northside Group, Ramsay Healthcare

Chad Barton, Chief Financial Officer, Salmat

Vaughan Carr, Professor of Psychiatry, University of NSW; CEO, Schizophrenia Research Institute

Peter Maher, Group Head, Financial Services Group, Macquarie Bank

Rita Mallia, Coordinator, Legal Department, CFMEU, Construction Division

Alexandra Rivers, Vice President, Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW

Norbert Schweizer, Founding Partner, Schweizer Kobras Lawyers and Notaries

Michael Visontay, Lecturer in Media, University of New South Wales

Cyndi Shannon Weickert, Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Schizophrenia Research, Schizophrenia Research Institute

Jill Wran, Chair, Historic Houses Trust


Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee is responsible for the scientific planning, direction and management of the Institute. The Committee oversees three research panels, each focused on a critical area of scientific expertise, and one panel managing infrastructure vital to the research program.

Prof. Vaughan Carr, CEO & Convenor, Epidemiology and Population Health Panel

Prof. Helen Christensen, Independent External Researcher Representative

Ms Liesl Duffy, A/ Director of Operations & SRI Employee Representative

Dr Melissa Green, Co-Convenor, Cognition and Connectivity Panel

Prof. Xu-Feng Huang, Co-Convenor, Developmental Neurobiology Panel

Dr Kristin Laurens, Epidemiology and Population Health Panel Representative

Dr Carmel Loughland, Co-Convenor, Schizophrenia Research Infrastructure Panel

Ms Kathryn McCabe, Early Career Researcher Representative

Prof. Patricia Michie, Cognition and Connectivity Panel Representative

A/Prof. Ulrich Schall, Co-Convenor, Cognition and Connectivity Panel

Prof. Peter Schofield, Developmental Neurobiology Panel Representative

Prof. Cyndi Shannon Weickert, Board Representative & Co-Convenor, Developmental Neurobiology Panel

Dr Helen Stain, Epidemiology and Population Health Panel Representative

 

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