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You don't have to be a scientist to get involved with QBI. We offer a range of opportunities for everyday people to connect and progress our research and discoveries.
The foundation for all of our work is the funding we receive through a range of sources, including philanthropic donations from our generous supporters. There are many ways to give to QBI: directly, through planned giving, or holding fundraising events that entertain or challenge supporters as they dig deep to help us better understand the brain.
We also offer opportunities for students to learn directly from our inspiring researchers through lab placements, and for community members to tour our facilities and attend events. Finally, you can give one of the greatest gifts of all by volunteering for studies to advance treatments and diagnostics for brain diseases and disorders.
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Community & school programs
Australian Brain Bee
The Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) is a competition for high school students in year 10 to learn about the brain and its functions, learn about neuroscience research, find out about careers in neuroscience and to dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses.
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By being part of our human research studies you can make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of people living with brain disease and disorder.
Research in action
- 17 Jun 2020A/Professor Paul Dawson
Mater Research Institute and University of Queensland - 19 Jun 2019A/Professor Jared W. Young
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
Jhaveri: Cellular Regulation of Stress and Depression
Group Leader
Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri
Senior Research FellowQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Researcher biography:Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri has a joint appointment at Mater Research and the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and is a Mater Foundation Senior Research Fellow and a Group Leader. Dhanisha's research group is investigating the fundamental mechanisms that drive the renewal of neurons in the adult brain, with the goal of harnessing this form of neural plasticity to relieve the emotional and cognitive burdens associated with chronic stress and depression.
Dhanisha received her PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India, under the supervision of Professor Veronica Rodrigues, where she unravelled the molecular mechanisms that wire the olfactory axons in the fly (Drosophila) brain. In recognition of her doctoral work she was awarded the Indian National Science Academy medal for Young Scientist of the Year in 2003. Fascinated by the discovery that the production of new neurons continues in the adult brain, she then joined the laboratory of Professor Perry Bartlett at the Queensland Brain Institute as a Human Frontiers Science Program Postdoctoral Fellow. She has made major discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the regulation and roles of neural stem cells in the adult brain. Her work uncovered that a subclass clinical antidepressants directly activates neural stem cells in the hippocampus, a brain region implicated in regulating mood and cognitive functions. She also pioneered the development of a new cell sorting protocol to purify neural stem cells which revealed presence of distinct stem cell populations in this brain region.
Body:Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri: Cellular regulation of stress and depression
The Jhaveri group goals are to uncover new mechanisms that are central to neurogenic regulation and learn how new neurons impact neural circuits and behaviour, and translate these principles to better understand and ultimately treat cognitive and mood-related deficits associated with anxiety and depression.
Research Members
Students
Ms Mei Zhou
PhD student & Scientific Services Safety AdvisorQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Saurabh Bandhavakr
PhD StudentQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor: