Thomas Burne
Dr Burne obtained his PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience and he is active in research on brain development and behaviour in animal models to learn more about neuropsychiatric diseases. His research is focused on investigating the underlying biological basis for schizophrenia, with the goal of finding public health interventions that will alleviate the burden of this disease. Dr Burne is part of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research and has been situated within the Queensland Brain Institute since 2005. He has published over 70 refereed papers and book chapters, is an Academic Editor for PLoS One and on the executive committee for the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research.