Research Focus
The Psychiatric Genetics Group focuses on investigating the genetic and environmental factors that influence mental health conditions and the impact of non-psychiatric conditions on mental health across the lifespan.
The group also has a strong focus on the genetics of brain structure and on women’s health.
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Research Projects
Current Research Projects
Australian ASD and ADHD Study (AAA Study)
ClozaGene Study
Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study
Research Team
Associate Professor Lucía Colodro Conde
Dillensinh Jhala
Dr Petra Viher
Kristen Hopkins
Funding
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Future Fund
- National Institute of Health (USA)
- Australian Research Council
- European Research Council
- Metro North Collaborative Research Grants
- John Templeton Foundation (USA)
- Seneca Foundation (Spain)
- QIMR Berghofer
Publications
Lind PA, Siskind DJ, Hickie IB, et al. Preliminary results from the Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study: A nation-wide cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2023;57(11):1428-1442.
Grasby, K. L., Jahanshad, N., Painter, J. N., Colodro-Conde, L., Bralten, J., Hibar, D. P., Lind, P. A., Pizzagalli, F., Ching, C. R. K., McMahon, M. A. B., Shatokhina, N., Zsembik, L. C. P., Thomopoulos, S. I., Zhu, A. H., Strike, L. T., Agartz, I., Alhusaini, S., Almeida, M. A. A., Alnæs, D., … Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis Consortium (ENIGMA)—Genetics working group. (n.d.). The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex. Science, 367(6484), eaay6690.
Lind, P. A., & Medland, S. E. (2023). censusADHD Study: An Australian-wide medication-based recruitment study for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(2), 252–263.
Further Information
- Dr Ada Johansson, Åbo Akademi University
- Dr Patrik Jern, Åbo Akademi University
- Professor Ben Neale, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
- Professor Paul Thompson, University of Southern California
- Associate Professor Neda Jahanshad, University of Southern California
- Professor Wendy Slutske, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Professor Cecilia Lindgren, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford
- Dr Triin Laisk, University of Tartu
- Professor Hayden Homer, University of Queensland
- Dr Brooke Andrew, Queensland University of Technology
- Professor Juan R Ordoñana, University of Murcia
- Associate Professor Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Professor David Evans, University of Queensland
- Dr Jose Morosoli Garcia, University College London
