Queensland Brain Institute


The Queensland Brain Institute is an Australian neuroscience research institute, located in Brisbane at the St Lucia campus of The University of Queensland. Founding director Professor Perry Bartlett established the QBI in 2003 with assistance from The University of Queensland, Queensland State Government, and Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The purpose-built facility was commissioned in 2004 and on 19 November 2007, the building was opened by former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.
Since 2015, Professor Pankaj Sah has been Institute director. Professor Linda Richards is the Deputy Director.
The Institute is one of nine institutes at The University of Queensland, including the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, the Translational Research Institute, and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Research

Research at QBI focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of brain function and its application to brain diseases and disorders. As of 2015, the Institute housed about 500 staff and students. Four research centres currently exist within QBI: