🚨 Snow Medical Research Foundation invests $24 million in new research fellows across three institutions Congrats to A/Prof Sudarshini Ramanathan from Neuroimmunology research team at BMC - secured a Fellowship, which provides $8 million over eight years. -> www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

Congrats to this year’s recipients of the BMC Engagement Collaborative Grants (ECGs). 📰> bit.ly/BMCSchemes26 4 ECG Recipients: 🏆 A/Prof Melissa Sharpe 🏆 Dr Lipin Loo 🏆 Dr Shaikh Nayeem Faisal 🏆 Dr Kevin Law

⭐ Welcome to our new Co-Director Professor Ben Colagiuri ⭐ We sat down to talk to Ben about his new role and what he's looking forward to at Brain and Mind Centre Read our 'In Conversation with Ben' here -> bit.ly/InConversati...

Happy International Women's Day ⭐ We’re proud to recognise women in senior leadership roles across our research teams, and the leaders of tomorrow, our Early‑ and Mid‑Career Researchers who contribute through the BMC EMCR Committee. #LeadershipForGood #HappyInternationalWomensDay #WomeninStem

We’re pleased to share the personal story of Siân Jarrett. Her generous philanthropy has been instrumental in supporting the provision of speech therapy to so many through FRONTIER’s Speech Pathology Clinic, the PPA Communication Project. go.sydney.edu.au/aenRtO @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social

🗣️How a new category of autism diagnosis could change disability support This prompted @thelancet.com to commission a group of international experts to propose a new category of “profound autism”. Read -> lnkd.in/gksRD2ff @theconvo-bot.bsky.social @adamguastella.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

Super excited to start as Co-Director, Discovery and Translation, @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au this week working with Ian Hickie. Look forward to working with all the amazing researchers and clinicians who make BMC such a success in #neuorscience #mentalhealth research and impact.

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating our researchers. Photographed below: A/Prof Rachel Tan, Co-leader of the Neurotherapeutic Innovations research team. #WomenInStem @sydney.edu.au

New paper by @lauradewitte.bsky.social & Candy Cheung Understanding the multifaceted nature of quality of life in dementia using a transdiagnostic network analysis approach doi.org/10.1080/1360... @muireannirish.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

New paper by @samuelwarren.bsky.social and colleagues, Modeling contributions of cognition and apathy to functional impairment in younger-onset dementia doi.org/10.1002/dad2... @alzdemjournals.bsky.social @muireannirish.bsky.social @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au #endFTD

⏩Watch Program Overview #RightCareFirstTimeWhereYouLive, which aimed to deliver a bold vision to get young people back to work, back to school, and thriving in their communities. The 5-year program was enabled by $12.8 million investment from BHP Foundation. Watch> www.youtube.com/watch?v=56ge...

⭐University of Sydney researchers have been awarded more than $38.9 million in NHMRC Ideas Grants. Congrats to Prof Adam Walker, Sydney Horizon Fellow Dr Morgan James, and Dr Kristi Griffiths Read full list>https://lnkd.in/ewsvUXg5

💉#Ozempic Wins Over Side-Effects💉 Study by Dr Hannah Bowrey + Dr Morgan James @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social found people cared more about whether drugs like Ozempic helped them lose weight than about the moderate side effects. Study> lnkd.in/egmS4vj7 Research> lnkd.in/eNWmJcjD @sydney.edu.au

Congratulations to Jane Dean on being named the 2026 Snowy Valleys Citizen Achievement Award! Jane, Stephen, and their family have made an extraordinary contribution to raising awareness and funds for #FTD research within the Tumut community. #endFTD www.snowyvalleys.nsw.gov.au/News-Media/S...

A first-of-its-kind study could answer one of the most important neuroscience questions about the impact of oxytocin on the brain and body Read ✅ www.sydney.edu.au/brain-mind/n... www.nature.com/articles/s42...

PERIscope Commercialisation Awards 🏆 Congrats to Dr Ann-Na Cho, Dr Hannah Bowrey and Dr Morgan James of Brain and Mind Centre #LeadershipForGood Read more -> www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

Congrats to A/Prof @frankiorfino.bsky.social and Christine Song - recipients of @sydney.edu.au 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Awards ⭐ Congrats to 68 award recipients – 13 individuals and 7 teams – honoured this year. #LeadershipForGood All recipients -> lnkd.in/gXbVtb_S @ian-hickie.bsky.social

@aunz.theconversation.com 🚨Home-based care could help many with acute mental illness A regional NSW public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility in favour of a home-based service. 📰 lnkd.in/gSquB5cf

For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community - Great Conversation article by Sebastian Rosenberg 'Our mental health system is under enormous pressure,' says Rosenberg. 📰 bit.ly/SebRosenberg...

For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community - Great Conversation article by Sebastian Rosenberg 'Our mental health system is under enormous pressure,' says Rosenberg. 📰 bit.ly/SebRosenberg...

🧠 New research shows digital tools could help close youth mental health care gap in #WesternSydney 🔗https://bit.ly/YouthMentalHealthDeclineWesternSydney

New study by @a-ambikairajah.bsky.social which investigates the time to diagnosis of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration syndromes relative to Alzheimer's disease. dx.doi.org/10.1002/dad2... @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @uccarat.bsky.social @alzdemjournals.bsky.social #endFTD

ABC Listen ✅ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... in conversation with Prof Olivier Piguet. Experts want the diagnostic guidelines for FTD to be broadened, as they currently exclude patients with #MemoryLoss @frontier-usyd.bsky.social

📰 Researchers call for updates to diagnostic criteria for bvFTD, in study published in Alz & Dementia BvFTD is the most common form of FTD accounting for up to 70% of cases. Prof Olivier_Piguet Director @frontier-usyd.bsky.social ✅ bit.ly/RestrictiveC...

It's natural that as we get older, our body and mind decline. How might we all live well, for longer, at any stage of life? Join @sydney.edu.au experts for fresh insights and evidence unlocking our understanding of healthy brain ageing. Wednesday 24 September, 6:30pm. Register free!

It's nice to see our research receiving the media attention it deserves. #endFTD www.abc.net.au/news/health/... Here is the linked paper: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @alzdemjournals.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social

Join @sydney.edu.au experts to explore healthy ageing, new research into the ethics and science of dementia prevention. Featuring @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social researchers Eleanor Drummond & Olivier Piguet, sociologist Gilbert Knaggs from FASS, and host Elfy Scott. Register now: bit.ly/4pq3tYP

#RaisingAwareness for Dementia in Culturally Diverse communities. ‪Prof @lee-faylow.bsky.social‬ leads #FacingDementiaTogether program to raise awareness and break down stigma in Southwest Sydney’s Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese communities Read: lnkd.in/gDSKvFzw

ABCListens 📻 App MIA (#MentalHealth Intelligence Agent) is an AI tool project led by BMC researchers @frankiorfino.bsky.social @ian-hickie.bsky.social which aims to provide a safer tool for young people - using evidence-based mental health tools. Listen now ➡️https://lnkd.in/gZG9Ucja

ABCListens 📻 App MIA (#MentalHealth Intelligence Agent) is an AI tool project led by BMC researchers @frankiorfino.bsky.social @ian-hickie.bsky.social which aims to provide a safer tool for young people - using evidence-based mental health tools. Listen now ➡️https://lnkd.in/gZG9Ucja

What is self-talk? Does everyone have a little voice in their head? Or only some of us? How can self-talk help us, and hinder us? Can we control our self-talk? New pod w Ian Hickie and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...

Microdosing delight to combat stress; interesting concept, backed by neuroscience. Was a pleasure to comment on the very excellent work of @drrachelbarr.bsky.social ‬on how the experience of delight can tune down our stress response. @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...

Exciting Leadership Opportunity - Applications are open for role of Co-Director, Brain and Mind Centre at the @Sydney_Uni #LeadershipforGood ☑️ Find out more and apply here: lnkd.in/gUGmJSfn @ian-hickie.bsky.social

For those who enjoy the podcast with @jamesologhlin.bsky.social and me, joint us for this latest exercise in improving your mental health and wellbeing

Lots of insights and practical tips here - improving our collective mental health is our goal

📰 lnkd.in/gHMjWESt Groundbreaking research @sydney.edu.au identifies brain protein involved in development of #Parkinsons disease and way to modify it, paving the way for future treatments for the disease. Funding Michael J Fox Foundation, Shake it Up Australia, NHMRC,

Great turnout for Mid-Year event in the courtyard with heaters 🔥 It's been an amazing 6 months of 2025 with Co-directors @ian-hickie.bsky.social noting our achievements so far! Researchers @frankiorfino.bsky.social spoke on their team's achievements! @sydney.edu.au

Great turnout! Decoding Genetics of Autism Speakers: Prof Jonathan Sebat - UCSD Prof Lilia Lakoucheva - UCSD Dr. Alan Ma - Children’s Hosp Westmead, Prof. Katrina Williams - @MonashUni Hosted by BMC/Child Neurodevelopment team @adamguastella.bsky.social

Five key mental health priorities for new Labor Government, here: www.croakey.org/five-priorit... @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @markbutlermp.bsky.social

Read 🚨-> bit.ly/KinoxisMicha... Pioneering new treatments #dementia #addiction recovery ⬇️ Bowen talks about his journey from lab to company co-founder on his mission to help people struggling with “forgotten disorders”. #LeadershipforGood

A compelling talk by Dr Jamie Peters and thank you for visiting us, and talking to our research teams, #Psychedelics: A new frontier in #addiction therapeutics Using preclinical rodent models to guide drug discovery efforts.

A compelling talk by Dr Jamie Peters and thank you for visiting us, and talking to our research teams, #Psychedelics: A new frontier in #addiction therapeutics Using preclinical rodent models to guide drug discovery efforts.

Read 🚨-> bit.ly/KinoxisMicha... Pioneering new treatments #dementia #addiction recovery ⬇️ Bowen talks about his journey from lab to company co-founder on his mission to help people struggling with “forgotten disorders”. #LeadershipforGood

Congratulations to Professor Sharon Naismith for receiving over $2.9 million from the @ausgov.bsky.social Medical Research Future Fund #MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care to bring gold-standard memory clinics to regional & rural Australia! #USYD #LeadershipForGood

Pleased to contribute to this comment @nataging.nature.com on the need to value #caregiving by #olderadults as part of a #wellbeingeconomy rdcu.be/ejE8n @samankhalatbari.bsky.social, Mouna Sawan, Jo-An Occhipinti, @jjaimemiranda.bsky.social @samtani-suraj.bsky.social @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social

Wearables can detect skin temperature dysrhythmias in young people with mood disorders 🌡️ @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social @isbd4.bsky.social @smhr.org.au @circadianmhnetw.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #circadian #bipolardisorder #depression

Really looking forward to meeting with my colleagues in the #UK to discuss and learn and find out about latest advances in #CCD. The program looks excellent. Thanks for the kind invitation to speak at this meeting 🙏🙏🙏 @sydney.edu.au @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social @warcusyd.bsky.social

The FRONTIER Research Group is recruiting two Research Assistants to support our research clinic. A great opportunity to contribute to frontotemporal dementia research. See the advertisement below for details on how to apply. www.seek.com.au/job/83401405 @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who attended the SOLD OUT Raising the Bar events; Our researcher: Prof Neal Peres De Costa, Dr Katrina Champion, Prof Lee-Fay Low www.rtbevent.com/sydney-2025

#NSWSeniorsFestival welcomed thousands ICC Sydney #FaceDementiaAU with Prof lee-fay-low breaks down dementia stigma in non-English communities HBAProgram_USYD with Prof_Naismith #NeuroMusic uses music🎶 to slow cognitive decline Read more ✅https://bit.ly/BMCSeniorsExpo2025