| Queensland Brain Institute | |
| Founder: | Professor Perry Bartlett |
| Mission: | Neuroscience research |
| Focus: | Basic science |
| Head Label: | Director |
| Head: | Professor Pankaj Sah |
| Staff: | More than 400 |
| Location: | Building 79, University of Queensland |
| City: | Brisbane |
| State: | Queensland |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coor: | -27.4994°N 153.0117°W |
The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is an Australian neuroscience research institute, located in Brisbane at the St Lucia campus of The University of Queensland (UQ). Founding director Professor Perry Bartlett [1] [2] established the QBI in 2003[3] [4] with assistance from The University of Queensland, Queensland State Government, and Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies.[5] [6] The purpose-built facility was commissioned in 2004 and on 19 November 2007, the building was opened by former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.[7] [8]
Since 2015, Professor Pankaj Sah has been Institute director. Professor Helen Cooper is the deputy director (Research).
The institute is one of nine institutes at The University of Queensland, including the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the Translational Research Institute, and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).
As one of Australia's leading neuroscience research centres, the Queensland Brain Institute encourages interest in the wonders of the brain and support for neuroscience's vital role in helping people to live healthier, happier and more productive lives.
Through fundamental research, QBI researchers strive to improve the world's understanding of the brain in health and disease and to find solutions for brain disorders, diseases and injuries, including MND, dementia, depression, stroke and mental health.
The Queensland Brain Institute was established in 2003 as part of an initiative to develop a bioscience precinct at the University of Queensland.
Planning for the Institute effectively began in 2002 with the resolution that it would investigate the biological bases of higher brain function and its application to enhance the community's neurological and mental health.
Since its inception QBI has grown from an initial five founding groups to a cohort of 44 scientific groups and close to 450 personnel.
Research at QBI focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of brain function and its application to brain diseases and disorders. Although most of QBI's activity is basic science based on model systems (rodent, zebrafish, Drosophila and C. elegans) the institute is also involved in significant research involving humans. This not only relates to clinical studies, but also to the use of humans as experimental subjects.
As of 2022, QBI focuses on five key areas:
The Institute houses more than 400 staff and students. Five research centres currently exist within QBI:
| 1 | Emeritus Professor Perry Bartlett | 2003 | 2015 | |
| 2 | Professor Pankaj Sah | 2015 | - |