Brain & Mind Research Institute
Established in 2004 within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney, the Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI) is described as the only centre of its kind in the world. It brings together patients, support groups, psychiatrists and neurologists in an environment that promotes synergy of effort and sharing ideas. [1]
The Institute states that diseases of the brain and mind account for more that 40 percent of all illness. Clinical studies, an outpatient clinic and a postgraduate program are conducted at the Institute. [2]
Focus is on five main clinical areas: youth mental health, child developmental disorders, psychotic disorders, dementia and multiple sclerosis. [3]
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People
Executive
In June 2009, the BMRI website listed its Executive as[4]:
- Professor Ian Hickie - Executive Director
- Professor Max Bennett - Scientific Director
- Professor John Pollard - another Director
Establishment of Institute and Foundation
- Prof Gavin Brown AO
- Tom Cropper
- David Gonski AC
- Bruce Hawker
- Michael Hawker
- John Hooke OBE
- Robert Johnston AC
- Ken Parker (deceased)
- Daniel Petre AO
- Oliver Richter AO
- Kerry Stokes AO
- Ryan Stokes
- Fred Street AM
- Warren Hogan
Funding
Financial dealings including the procurement of private and government funds are conducted by the Institute's Brain & Mind Research Foundation. The first chairman of the Foundation was David Gonski AO (2004-2005), succeeded by Ryan Stokes in 2005, followed by Ken Parker . The current chair of the Foundation since 2006 is Robert Johnston AC. Financial reporting by the Foundation is through the University of Sydney. [6]
Grants for the Institute as reported in its 2008 Annual Report totaled $22,000,000. [7]
Ian Hickie stated in 2009: "We have been able to attract international funding for our research and there are over one hundred people at the BMRI now on competitive research grants, about half of which are tied up with mental health problems." [8]
Lobby/PR Firm
Contact details
100 Mallett Street
Camperdown NSW 2050
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9351 0799
Web: http://www.bmri.org.au
Articles and resources
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References
- ↑ BMRI, "Organisational structure - BMRI - Brain and Mind Research Institute - The University of Sydney", BMRI website accessed June 2009.
- ↑ BMRI, "Welcome - BMRI - Brain and Mind Research Institute - The University of Sydney", BMRI website accessed June 2009.
- ↑ "Major facilities - Research & innovation - The University of Sydney", University of Sydney website accessed June 2009.
- ↑ "Organisational structure - BMRI - Brain and Mind Research Institute - The University of Sydney" BMRI website accessed June 2009.
- ↑ "Professor Max Bennett - Citations", University of Sydney website, Discipline of Physiology 2006.
- ↑ BMRI, "Organisational structure - BMRI - Brain and Mind Research Institute - The University of Sydney", BMRI website accessed June 2009.
- ↑ "BMRI Annual Report 2008" BMRI 2008.
- ↑ Caroline Baum, "Schizophrenia" Sydney Alumni Magazine Autumn 2009.
- ↑ "Australian Government - Lobbyists Register", Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website accessed June 2009.
- ↑ "Hawker Britton Group Pty Ltd", NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet website accessed June 2009.
