Queensland Brain Institute

"QBI" redirects here. For the former Queensland Bible Institute, see Brisbane School of Theology.

Queensland Brain Institute
The building of the Queensland Brain Institute was completed in 2007.
Founder(s)Professor Perry Bartlett
EstablishedOctober 2007 (2007-10)
MissionNeuroscience research
FocusBasic science
DirectorProfessor Pankaj Sah
StaffMore than 400
Location
Building 79, University of Queensland St Lucia
,
Brisbane
,
Queensland
,
Australia
Coordinates27°29′58″S 153°00′42″E / 27.4994°S 153.0117°E / -27.4994; 153.0117
Websiteqbi.uq.edu.au

The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is an Australian neuroscience research institute, located in Brisbane at the St Lucia campus of The University of Queensland (UQ). Founding director Professor Perry Bartlett AO FAA[1][2] established the QBI in 2003[3][4] with assistance from The University of Queensland, Queensland State Government, and Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies.[5][6] The purpose-built facility was commissioned in 2004[3] and on 19 November 2007, the building was opened by former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.[7][8]

Since 2015, Professor Pankaj Sah has been Institute director. Professor Helen Cooper is the deputy director (Research).[citation needed]

The institute is one of nine institutes at The University of Queensland, including the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the Translational Research Institute, and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).

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  2. ^ "Professor Perry Bartlett congratulated on CSL Florey Medal win". Ministers and Assistant Ministers for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. 12 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Premier Beattie announces Queensland Brain Institute". Queensland Brain Institute. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Queensland Brain Institute: Science's best minds in Brisbane for 'last frontier of science'". The Courier Mail. 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Funding and contacts". Atlantic Philanthropies. 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Atlantic's Arrival in Australia". Atlantic Philanthropies. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ "University of Queensland, Queensland Brain Institute". OpenBuildings. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Bligh kickstarts work on $1B 'Australian-1st' Ecosciences centrepiece". Retrieved 20 June 2017.