schizophrenia research in australia

The Schizophrenia Research Institute’s vision is to find the means to prevent and cure schizophrenia

In pursuit of this vision, our scientists conduct research in many areas of neuroscience including neuroimaging, clinical studies, brain tissue neurobiology and genetics. The Institute’s research network encompasses 200 scientists working across many affiliated centres in New South Wales and Australia.

Because schizophrenia is a uniquely human disease, it can only be researched with the help of people with schizophrenia, their relatives and people without a history of mental illness.

How You Can Help to Find a Cure for Schizophrenia

The Schizophrenia Research Institute has three schizophrenia research programs, each of which plays a unique and critical role in furthering our understanding of this complex and disabling disease.

If you have schizophrenia or do not have a mental illness please consider joining one, two or all three of the following programs: The Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank collects and links genetic, neuroanatomical, cognitive and clinical information from people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and non-psychiatric control volunteers to support research into the genetics of schizophrenia.

The Schizophrenia Research Register is a database of people people with schizophrenia and non-psychiatric control volunteers interested in being involved in a wide range of schizophrenia-related research projects. Involvement in research is by invitation and can range from completing a simple questionnaire to attending a research facility and having an MRI brain scan.

The ’Gift of Hope’ Brain Donor Program is the only Australian brain donor program dedicated to schizophrenia research. Post mortem human brain tissue is an extremely valuable resource for neurobiological research into schizophrenia.

Every person who participates in our schizophrenia research programs not only helps people who are suffering from schizophrenia, but also benefits the community. The information and help provided by those involved may lead to the development of new treatments or even to a way of preventing schizophrenia happening.

Sooner or later, a research team is going to make a major breakthrough, and you could be a part of it - so, please consider helping one or more of our research programs.

For further information please visit the Schizophrenia Research Institute www.schizophreniaresearch.org.au