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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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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
- 10 Apr 2019Professor Preben Bo Mortensen
National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Denmark Anggono: Synaptic Neurobiology
Group Leader
Associate Professor Victor Anggono
ARC Future Fellow - Group LeaderQueensland Brain InstituteAffiliate of Clem Jones Centre for Ageing and Dementia ResearchClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia ResearchResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Researcher biography:Victor Anggono received his PhD in 2007 from the University of Sydney and undertook his postdoctoral training at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. In 2012, Dr Anggono returned to Australia as an NHMRC CJ Martin Research Fellow and joined the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland, where he is currently a Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader at the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research. His research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of synaptic vesicle and glutamate receptor trafficking in neurons, processes that are essential for synaptic transmission, plasticity, learning and memory, and how their dysregulations impact on the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr Anggono has published in journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Journal of Neuroscience and Cell Reports, and has attracted more than 1500 citations. For his works, Dr Anggono was awarded the Boomerang Award (Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011), the Young Scientist Award (Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, 2015), the Science to Art Award (NHMRC, 2015) and more recently the Young Investigator Award (Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry, 2016).
Body:Associate Professor Victor Anggono: Synaptic neurobiology
Our research combines biochemical, molecular and cellular biology in both cell culture (primary neurons and cell lines) and mouse models. We utilise gene editing technology, cutting-edge microscopy, proteomics, next-generation sequencing and behavioural analyses in our study. We are particularly interested in understanding the complex neuronal signalling cascades through protein-protein interactions and post-translational modifications of key synaptic molecules.
Team Leader - RNA epitranscriptomics team
Dr Jocelyn Widagdo
Research FellowClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia ResearchResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Researcher biography:Jocelyn Widagdo received her PhD in 2011 from the University of New South Wales. After a short period of postdoctoral training at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, Dr Widagdo returned to Australia in 2012 and joined the Queensland Brain Institute, the University of Queensland, where she is currently a Research Fellow at the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research. Her research aims to understand how the process of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory are underpinned by dynamic regulation of DNA, RNA and proteins, and consequently, how they contribute towards the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. Her works were published in journals such as The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Journal of Neuroscience and Cell Reports, and has attracted more than 1500 citations. Dr Widagdo was awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Fellowship (2017-2020) and a Discovery Project grant from the Australian Research Council (2023-2025).
Research Members
Dr Anson Tan
Postdoctoral Research FellowQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Researcher biography:Anson received his PhD in 2018 from the University of Melbourne and continued his study on the molecular basis of membrane trafficking and protein sorting in the Golgi with Professor Paul Gleeson. In 2020, Dr Tan joined the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland, where he is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research. His research at the Anggono laboratory aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of membrane trafficking in neurons, processes that are essential for synaptic transmission, plasticity, learning and memory, and how their dysregulation led to neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr Tan was recently awarded the UQ Postdoctoral Researcher Retention Fellowship (University of Queensland, 2022).
Dr Nishita Bhembre
Postdoctoral Research FellowQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Dr Hilary Yong
PhD Student & Postdoctoral Research FellowQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Mr Tianyi Zhu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research OfficerQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Students
Miss Ana Batallas Borja
PhD StudentQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Mr Lingrui Zhang
PhD student & Casual Scientific Services OfficerQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Mr Rezanur Rahman
PhD Student & Scientific AssistantQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Miss Amira Mohany
PhD StudentQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Miss Madeline Eve
PhD StudentQueensland Brain InstituteResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor: