HMRI Brain Neuromodulation Research Program
@newybrains.bsky.social
Brain Neuromodulation - Improving the treatment of neurological & neuropsychiatric disease in our community. @HMRIAustralia
Research Program at @Uni_Newcastle
Research Program at @Uni_Newcastle
Building on last year’s success, program members Prof Michael Breakspear & Prof Zhiyong Chen have once again earned a place in the 2025 Stanford University/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list. For the full story head to www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brain-neuromodulation-research-program
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Building on last year’s success, program members Prof Michael Breakspear & Prof Zhiyong Chen have once again earned a place in the 2025 Stanford University/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list. For the full story head to www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brain-neuromodulation-research-program
At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month we pause to remember and honour the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who fought for our freedom.
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month we pause to remember and honour the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who fought for our freedom.
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
It's OCD Awareness Week!
#OCDweek is a worldwide event that serves to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, break the stigma around mental illness, and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected.
#TogetherAgainstOCD #OCDWeek
#OCDweek is a worldwide event that serves to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, break the stigma around mental illness, and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected.
#TogetherAgainstOCD #OCDWeek
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It's OCD Awareness Week!
#OCDweek is a worldwide event that serves to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, break the stigma around mental illness, and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected.
#TogetherAgainstOCD #OCDWeek
#OCDweek is a worldwide event that serves to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, break the stigma around mental illness, and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected.
#TogetherAgainstOCD #OCDWeek
Program members Dr Caroline Faucher & Dr Katharina Wellstein presented recently at @hmriaustralia.bsky.social as part of the HMRI Research Seminar Series.
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Thank you to our researchers for their fascinating presentations!
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Thank you to our researchers for their fascinating presentations!
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Program members Dr Caroline Faucher & Dr Katharina Wellstein presented recently at @hmriaustralia.bsky.social as part of the HMRI Research Seminar Series.
www.linkedin.com/posts/hmri-b...
Thank you to our researchers for their fascinating presentations!
www.linkedin.com/posts/hmri-b...
Thank you to our researchers for their fascinating presentations!
We are thrilled to announce that Program member Dr Lizzie Manning @drlizziemanning.bsky.social has been awarded a 2025 BBRF Young Investigator Grant.
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/hmri-b...
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/hmri-b...
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We are thrilled to announce that Program member Dr Lizzie Manning @drlizziemanning.bsky.social has been awarded a 2025 BBRF Young Investigator Grant.
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/hmri-b...
Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/hmri-b...
Spinning around until you're dizzy? Fun.
Spinning without control because of a vestibular disorder? Not so fun.
@vestibularveda
@hmriaustralia
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
Spinning without control because of a vestibular disorder? Not so fun.
@vestibularveda
@hmriaustralia
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
September 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Spinning around until you're dizzy? Fun.
Spinning without control because of a vestibular disorder? Not so fun.
@vestibularveda
@hmriaustralia
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
Spinning without control because of a vestibular disorder? Not so fun.
@vestibularveda
@hmriaustralia
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
Why is the Vestibular System so important?
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
September 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Why is the Vestibular System so important?
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
#BalanceAwarenessWeek #BAW2025 #vestibular #vestibulardisorder #BalanceAwareness
Program member Renee Bevege has been awarded funding through the SBSP EMCR Strategic Support Initiative to support her travel to New York 5–19 August.
Renee will attend a Proteomics training course at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Read more here www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
Renee will attend a Proteomics training course at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Read more here www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
July 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Program member Renee Bevege has been awarded funding through the SBSP EMCR Strategic Support Initiative to support her travel to New York 5–19 August.
Renee will attend a Proteomics training course at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Read more here www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
Renee will attend a Proteomics training course at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Read more here www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
Program member Dr Renate Thienel graduated with Master of Professional Psychology (Clinical Foundations) and Master of Clinical Psychology with Distinction last Wednesday, 16th July, as part of the 60 year University of Newcastle anniversary graduation ceremony.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Program member Dr Renate Thienel graduated with Master of Professional Psychology (Clinical Foundations) and Master of Clinical Psychology with Distinction last Wednesday, 16th July, as part of the 60 year University of Newcastle anniversary graduation ceremony.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
July 22 | World Brain Day
Coming together to highlight the importance of brain health & its impact on individuals, families & communities worldwide.
We asked some of our program members what their #1 tip is for a healthy brain?
#WBD2025 #BrainHealthForAllAges
Learn more: lnkd.in/gWJNuRTx
Coming together to highlight the importance of brain health & its impact on individuals, families & communities worldwide.
We asked some of our program members what their #1 tip is for a healthy brain?
#WBD2025 #BrainHealthForAllAges
Learn more: lnkd.in/gWJNuRTx
July 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
July 22 | World Brain Day
Coming together to highlight the importance of brain health & its impact on individuals, families & communities worldwide.
We asked some of our program members what their #1 tip is for a healthy brain?
#WBD2025 #BrainHealthForAllAges
Learn more: lnkd.in/gWJNuRTx
Coming together to highlight the importance of brain health & its impact on individuals, families & communities worldwide.
We asked some of our program members what their #1 tip is for a healthy brain?
#WBD2025 #BrainHealthForAllAges
Learn more: lnkd.in/gWJNuRTx
Program member Professor Belinda Liddell has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant under the Future Fellowships 2025 scheme (FT25) for her project "Understanding how forced separation disrupts wellbeing."
Congratulations, Belinda, on this wonderful achievement!
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Congratulations, Belinda, on this wonderful achievement!
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July 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Program member Professor Belinda Liddell has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant under the Future Fellowships 2025 scheme (FT25) for her project "Understanding how forced separation disrupts wellbeing."
Congratulations, Belinda, on this wonderful achievement!
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Congratulations, Belinda, on this wonderful achievement!
lnkd.in/en4m9MkK
June 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Introducing | Mr Michael Waring
Our featured member of the month is a Psychology Honours Student and Behaviour Support Practitioner
To learn more about Michael, head to our LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
Our featured member of the month is a Psychology Honours Student and Behaviour Support Practitioner
To learn more about Michael, head to our LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
June 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Introducing | Mr Michael Waring
Our featured member of the month is a Psychology Honours Student and Behaviour Support Practitioner
To learn more about Michael, head to our LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
Our featured member of the month is a Psychology Honours Student and Behaviour Support Practitioner
To learn more about Michael, head to our LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/in/hmri-brai...
26 May 2025 marks the 28th anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing them home report in the Australian Parliament in 1997 & commemorates Stolen Generations survivors.
The theme for this year’s National Sorry Day is We cannot wait another generation.
Learn more at healingfoundation.org.au
The theme for this year’s National Sorry Day is We cannot wait another generation.
Learn more at healingfoundation.org.au
May 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
26 May 2025 marks the 28th anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing them home report in the Australian Parliament in 1997 & commemorates Stolen Generations survivors.
The theme for this year’s National Sorry Day is We cannot wait another generation.
Learn more at healingfoundation.org.au
The theme for this year’s National Sorry Day is We cannot wait another generation.
Learn more at healingfoundation.org.au
Schizophrenia Awareness Week | 18–24 May 2025
2025 Theme: “Rethink the Label: Reclaim the Story”
Let’s move beyond stereotypes. Let’s make space for real stories.
#SchizophreniaAwarenessWeek #RethinkTheLabel #ReclaimTheStory #LivedExperienceMatters #MentalHealthAwareness
2025 Theme: “Rethink the Label: Reclaim the Story”
Let’s move beyond stereotypes. Let’s make space for real stories.
#SchizophreniaAwarenessWeek #RethinkTheLabel #ReclaimTheStory #LivedExperienceMatters #MentalHealthAwareness
May 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Schizophrenia Awareness Week | 18–24 May 2025
2025 Theme: “Rethink the Label: Reclaim the Story”
Let’s move beyond stereotypes. Let’s make space for real stories.
#SchizophreniaAwarenessWeek #RethinkTheLabel #ReclaimTheStory #LivedExperienceMatters #MentalHealthAwareness
2025 Theme: “Rethink the Label: Reclaim the Story”
Let’s move beyond stereotypes. Let’s make space for real stories.
#SchizophreniaAwarenessWeek #RethinkTheLabel #ReclaimTheStory #LivedExperienceMatters #MentalHealthAwareness
We’re delighted to congratulate program member Dr Ethan Cresswell on his recent appointment as Associate Lecturer. With his expertise in anatomy, Ethan will be making valuable contributions to teaching across several programs.
Ethan will be based full-time at the UoN, Gosford Campus.
Ethan will be based full-time at the UoN, Gosford Campus.
May 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We’re delighted to congratulate program member Dr Ethan Cresswell on his recent appointment as Associate Lecturer. With his expertise in anatomy, Ethan will be making valuable contributions to teaching across several programs.
Ethan will be based full-time at the UoN, Gosford Campus.
Ethan will be based full-time at the UoN, Gosford Campus.
Tourette Awareness Month was created by Tourettes Action UK to raise awareness of & destigmatise Tourette Syndrome.
The theme for this years campaign is #Misunderstood
To hear from individuals with lived experience of Tourette syndrome, check out this link. youtu.be/_Y8KOC863bs
The theme for this years campaign is #Misunderstood
To hear from individuals with lived experience of Tourette syndrome, check out this link. youtu.be/_Y8KOC863bs
May 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Tourette Awareness Month was created by Tourettes Action UK to raise awareness of & destigmatise Tourette Syndrome.
The theme for this years campaign is #Misunderstood
To hear from individuals with lived experience of Tourette syndrome, check out this link. youtu.be/_Y8KOC863bs
The theme for this years campaign is #Misunderstood
To hear from individuals with lived experience of Tourette syndrome, check out this link. youtu.be/_Y8KOC863bs
⭐ May NEUROMORSEL! ⭐
#brainbiobanking #neuromorsel #science #brainbites
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#brainbiobanking #neuromorsel #science #brainbites
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May 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
⭐ May NEUROMORSEL! ⭐
#brainbiobanking #neuromorsel #science #brainbites
www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-hea...
#brainbiobanking #neuromorsel #science #brainbites
www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-hea...
May 12th is the International Awareness Day for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and Chronic Immunological & Neurological Diseases (CIND).
#MillionsMissing #MECFS
#MillionsMissing #MECFS
May 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
May 12th is the International Awareness Day for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and Chronic Immunological & Neurological Diseases (CIND).
#MillionsMissing #MECFS
#MillionsMissing #MECFS
New preprint! (not yet peer reviewed)
Intermittent fasting attenuates CNS inflammaging - rebalancing the transposonome
Mitchell J Cummins, Ethan T Cresswell, Doug W Smith
Read: lnkd.in/gCy_h-3K
#Neuroscience #CNS #ageing #neuroinflammation #inflammation #intermittentfasting
Intermittent fasting attenuates CNS inflammaging - rebalancing the transposonome
Mitchell J Cummins, Ethan T Cresswell, Doug W Smith
Read: lnkd.in/gCy_h-3K
#Neuroscience #CNS #ageing #neuroinflammation #inflammation #intermittentfasting
May 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New preprint! (not yet peer reviewed)
Intermittent fasting attenuates CNS inflammaging - rebalancing the transposonome
Mitchell J Cummins, Ethan T Cresswell, Doug W Smith
Read: lnkd.in/gCy_h-3K
#Neuroscience #CNS #ageing #neuroinflammation #inflammation #intermittentfasting
Intermittent fasting attenuates CNS inflammaging - rebalancing the transposonome
Mitchell J Cummins, Ethan T Cresswell, Doug W Smith
Read: lnkd.in/gCy_h-3K
#Neuroscience #CNS #ageing #neuroinflammation #inflammation #intermittentfasting
Images from work by program member Hannah Drury & colleagues of the University of Newcastle have featured on the Biomedical Picture of the Day
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Unbalanced
"A study of inner ear tissue from patients with Ménière's disease finds surviving hair cells remain functional"
website lnkd.in/gPt3ig54
Unbalanced
"A study of inner ear tissue from patients with Ménière's disease finds surviving hair cells remain functional"
May 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Images from work by program member Hannah Drury & colleagues of the University of Newcastle have featured on the Biomedical Picture of the Day
website lnkd.in/gPt3ig54
Unbalanced
"A study of inner ear tissue from patients with Ménière's disease finds surviving hair cells remain functional"
website lnkd.in/gPt3ig54
Unbalanced
"A study of inner ear tissue from patients with Ménière's disease finds surviving hair cells remain functional"
The @University of Newcastle joins universities across Australia on the first Tuesday in May each year to celebrate University Mental Health Day (UMHD).
We would like to recognise the huge effort that many of our researchers put into teaching whilst also juggling their research commitments.
We would like to recognise the huge effort that many of our researchers put into teaching whilst also juggling their research commitments.
May 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The @University of Newcastle joins universities across Australia on the first Tuesday in May each year to celebrate University Mental Health Day (UMHD).
We would like to recognise the huge effort that many of our researchers put into teaching whilst also juggling their research commitments.
We would like to recognise the huge effort that many of our researchers put into teaching whilst also juggling their research commitments.
RESEARCH UPDATE
Check out what program member Brittany McCarthy who was supported by program funding is currently up to
#research #science #researchers #neuroscience #pelvicpain #pain #optogenetics #seedfunding
@hmriaustralia.bsky.social
Check out what program member Brittany McCarthy who was supported by program funding is currently up to
#research #science #researchers #neuroscience #pelvicpain #pain #optogenetics #seedfunding
@hmriaustralia.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
RESEARCH UPDATE
Check out what program member Brittany McCarthy who was supported by program funding is currently up to
#research #science #researchers #neuroscience #pelvicpain #pain #optogenetics #seedfunding
@hmriaustralia.bsky.social
Check out what program member Brittany McCarthy who was supported by program funding is currently up to
#research #science #researchers #neuroscience #pelvicpain #pain #optogenetics #seedfunding
@hmriaustralia.bsky.social
For those who celebrate, the Brain Neuromodulation Research Program team would like to wish you a safe & wonderful Easter break!
We hope you enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation with family and friends.
We hope you enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation with family and friends.
April 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
For those who celebrate, the Brain Neuromodulation Research Program team would like to wish you a safe & wonderful Easter break!
We hope you enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation with family and friends.
We hope you enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation with family and friends.