Professor Gin Malhi
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Head of Discipline
E25 - Royal North Shore Hospital |
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Research interests
Professor Malhi has a longstanding interest in mood disorders in particular bipolar disorder and depression.
His research team based at the CADE Clinic (Royal North Shore Hospital) makes use of clinical and neuropsychological assessments in conjunction with neurobiological probes that range from electrophysiological measures to functional neuroimaging (fMRI and Spectroscopy) to investigate the neural basis of affective disorders.
He is also interested in pharmacological, psychological and alternative therapies and is currently examining the effects of meditation and CAMs.
Current national competitive grants*
2008
Identifying determinants of both the origins and the Progressession of the depressive and bipolar (mood) disorders
Parker G, Malhi G
NHMRC Program Grant. Shared Research Support ($1,162,668 over 4 years)
2007
A longitudinal neuroimaging study of cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder - identifying functional causes and targets for treatment
Malhi G
Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd Neuroscience Research Grant ($40,000 over 4 years)
The neurobiology of post-infective fatigue syndrome
Malhi G
Judith Jane Mason and Harold Stannett Williams Memorial Foundation Research Support ($42,800 over 4 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney