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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Alex Fornito completed his Clinical Masters (Neuropsychology) and PhD in 2007 in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at The University of Melbourne before undertaking Post-Doctoral training in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, UK, under the auspices of an NHMRC Training Fellowship. He is currently a Laureate Fellow of the Australian Research Council, Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences, and Head of the Brain Mapping and Modelling Research Program and Neural Systems and Behaviour Lab at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University.
Prof Fornito's research develops new approaches to mapping and modelling the human brain in health and disease. In particular, his work focuses on understanding foundational principles of brain organization and their genetic basis, characterizing brain disturbances in psychiatric disorders, and understanding how individual variability in brain structure and function relate to behaviour.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- connectome
- schizophrenia
- neuroimaging
- networks
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Deriving Functional MRI Equivalent Biomarkers in Friedreich Ataxia Solely Using Brain Structure Data
Saha, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cao, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Naeije, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Noman, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Karistianis, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Fornito, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (United States of America)
1/09/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Next-generation maps and models of the human brain
Monash University – Internal School Contribution
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Neuropharmacology of decision-making: causal brain network modelling across species
Bellgrove, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Thiele, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chong, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Coxon, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Deco, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lyra Gollo, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arnatkeviciute, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O’Connell, R. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fornito, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Breakspear, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Davey, C. G. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Razi, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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A network approach to mapping and modifying brain changes in psychosis
Fornito, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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NHMRC Equipment Grant - New system to manipulate neural circuit dynamics based on Digital Mirror Device (DMD) technology
Shimaoka, D., Cowley, M., Hall, G. S., Rosa, M., Andrews, Z., Coxon, J., Fornito, A., Pang, J., Tsuchiya, N. & Bellgrove, M.
1/11/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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A multiscale characterization of cortical shape asymmetries in early psychosis
Chen, Y. C., Tiego, J., Segal, A., Chopra, S., Holmes, A., Suo, C., Pang, J. C., Fornito, A. & Aquino, K. M., 2024, In: Brain Communications. 6, 1, 13 p., fcae015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Common genetic factors for uncontrolled eating mechanisms
Mahlberg, J., Giddens, E., Tiego, J., Bellgrove, M., Fornito, A. & Verdejo-Garcia, A., May 2024, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57, 5, p. 1224-1233 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mode-based morphometry: A multiscale approach to mapping human neuroanatomy
Cao, T., Pang, J. C., Segal, A., Chen, Y.-C., Aquino, K. M., Breakspear, M. & Fornito, A., Mar 2024, In: Human Brain Mapping. 45, 4, 19 p., e26640.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Reply to: Eigenmodes of the brain: revisiting connectomics and geometry
Pang, J. C., Aquino, K. M., Oldehinkel, M., Robinson, P. A., Fulcher, B., Breakspear, M. & Fornito, A., 23 Aug 2024, bioRxiv.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Can hubs of the human connectome be identified consistently with diffusion MRI?
Gajwani, M., Oldham, S., Pang, J. C., Arnatkevičiūtė, A., Tiego, J., Bellgrove, M. A. & Fornito, A., 22 Dec 2023, In: Network Neuroscience. 7, 4, p. 1326-1350 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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AW Campbell Young Scientist Award
Fornito, Alex (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Clarivate Analytics, Highly Cited Researcher
Fornito, A. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Clarivate Analytics, Highly Cited Researcher
Fornito, A. (Recipient), 2019
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Clarivate Analytics, Highly Cited Researcher
Fornito, A. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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