Focus Areas

The Brain and Bone Axis Research Team, led by Professor Minghao Zheng is exploring the link between the brain and bones, particularly the link between...

Perron Institute’s Brain Plasticity Research team, led by MSWA Senior Research Fellow in Brain Plasticity, Associate Professor Jennifer Rodger, works to understand the mechanisms of...

The cause of MS is not known but it is believed that the disease begins with an environmental trigger such as a viral infection, in...

Research Focus People with epilepsy often live with other conditions such as depression, memory or sleep problems, headaches, learning or behavioural problems. Treatments may interfere...

Professor Kõks and the Genetic Epidemiology team have a research goal to use genomic technologies in longitudinal studies as predictors for neurodegenerative outcomes in diseases...

The Molecular Therapies Research Group is led by Professor Steve Wilton AO and Dr May Aung-Htut and is located at the Centre for Molecular Medicine...

The Motor Neurone Disease Genetics and Therapeutics Research Group, led by Professor Anthony Akkari, aims to identify genetic mechanisms and mutations in neurological conditions, particularly...

Research Focus Our Myositis Research Group, led by Professor Merrilee Needham, has a longstanding dedication to the investigation of clinical, genetic and immunological aspects of...

Our TBI Neurotrauma Research Group is led by Professor Melinda (Lindy) Fitzgerald whose previous contributions include identifying the cells that are particularly vulnerable to oxidative...

The focus of Professor Samar Aoun and her group is on a public health approach to palliative care, one that views the community as an...

The Restorative Neurology group uses non-invasive brain stimulation to study the pathophysiology of cerebral dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Our Precision Nucleic Acid Therapeutics (PNAT) research is focused on developing novel nucleic acids therapeutic and diagnostic ​technologies. 

Led by Clinical Professor Soumya Ghosh and Professor Frank Mastaglia AM our Restorative Neurology Group’s research is multidisciplinary and uses state-of-the-art methodologies, including balance assessment...

The objective of our Spinal Cord Repair Laboratory led by Dr Stuart Hodgetts is developing clinically relevant strategies for the treatment of spinal cord injury...

Our Stroke Research Group is led by Clinical Professor Neville Knuckey and Adjunct Professor Bruno Meloni. The group’s core focus is to develop neuroprotective treatments...

The aim of the WA TMS Network is to build a research network of clinicians and service providers to create and undertake research in a...

Mental health issues among young people are increasing. Preventative measures are crucial, but not all youth benefit from them. This can be due to various...