Focus Areas

The Brain and Bone Axis Research Team, led by Professor Minghao Zheng is exploring the link between the brain and bones.

The Brain Plasticity group focus on developing interventions that promote healthy brain development and function throughout life, as well as repairing damaged brains after injury.

The Demyelinating Diseases group, led by Clinical Professor Allan Kermode, is dedicated to investigating the causes of MS.

The Epilepsy Research Group, led by Dr. Athanasios Gaitatzis, studies factors influencing epilepsy's expression and treatment response.

The Genetic Epidemiology group focus on research on using genomic technologies in longitudinal studies as predictors for neurodegenerative outcomes.

The Molecular Therapy Laboratory research focuses on the use of ASOs to mask part of a genetic message associated with a particular inherited disease.

The Motor Neurone Disease Genetics and Therapeutics Research Group aims to identify genetic mechanisms and mutations in neurological conditions, particularly motor neurone diseases.

The Myositis research team aims to improve understanding and treatment of myositis, through the translational ‘Myositis Discovery Program’.

The TBI Neurotrauma Research Group investigates oxidative DNA damage in oligodendrocytes as a link between neurotrauma, neurodegeneration, and demyelinating disease.

The Neurovascular and Metabolic Diseases group focuses on understanding and treating the complex interactions between neurological conditions and metabolic processes.

The Palliative Care group takes a public health approach, recognising the community as an equal partner in delivering quality end-of-life care.

The Restorative Neurology group uses non-invasive brain stimulation to study the pathophysiology of cerebral dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Our Precision Nucleic Acid Therapeutics (PNAT) research is focused on developing novel nucleic acids therapeutic and diagnostic ​technologies. 

The Restorative Neurology Group’s research is multidisciplinary and uses state-of-the-art methodologies, including balance assessment and therapy, pulmonary function and therapy and non-invasive brain stimulation.

The Spinal Cord Repair Laboratory led by Dr Stuart Hodgetts is developing clinically relevant strategies for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI).

Under the leadership of Professor Graeme Hankey and Co-lead Professor Erin Godecke, the Stroke Research Centre will focus on accelerating stroke research, treatment, programs, and...

The WA TMS Network connects clinicians and service providers to collaborate on research that enhances care and wellbeing in Western Australia.

The Youth Mental Health group research is focused on biological changes affecting mental health, treatment choices, and outcomes.