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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.
Research area keywords
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- connectome
- schizophrenia
- neuroimaging
- networks
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):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Next-generation maps and models of the human brain
Fornito, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
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, G. (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. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Razi, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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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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NHMRC Equipment Grant - New system to manipulate neural circuit dynamics based on Digital Mirror Device (DMD) technology
Shimaoka, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cowley, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hall, G. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rosa, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Andrews, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Coxon, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fornito, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pang, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tsuchiya, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bellgrove, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation system
Coxon, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Egan, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bellgrove, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rosa, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fornito, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Verdejo-Garcia, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chong, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alizadeh Mansouri, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hendrikse, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Biabani, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Cortical traveling waves in time and space: Physics, physiology, and psychology
Cruddas, J. (Leading Author), Pang, J. C. & Fornito, A. (Leading Author), 18 Mar 2026, In: Neuron. 114, 6, p. 985-1005 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Regional heterogeneity shapes macroscopic wave dynamics of the human and non-human primate cortex
Barnes, V., Cruddas, J., Cao, T., Pope, I. Z., Xu, T., Funck, T., Palomero-Gallagher, N., Pang, J. C. & Fornito, A., 23 Jan 2026, bioRxiv, 2026 32 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Research
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The effects of trauma type, age of onset and sex on transdiagnostic psychopathological traits
Constable, T., Tiego, J., Pavlovich, K., Tran, N. O., Hartshorn, B., Kwee, J., Fortune, K., Thompson, K., Brown, S., O’Neill, R., McLauchlan, J., Eyers, M., Kotov, R., Bellgrove, M. A. (Leading Author) & Fornito, A., Mar 2026, In: Nature Mental Health. 4, 3, p. 439-450 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A network correspondence toolbox for quantitative evaluation of novel neuroimaging results
Kong, R., Spreng, R. N., Xue, A., Betzel, R. F., Cohen, J. R., Damoiseaux, J. S., De Brigard, F., Eickhoff, S. B., Fornito, A., Gratton, C., Gordon, E. M., Holmes, A. J., Laird, A. R., Larson-Prior, L., Nickerson, L. D., Pinho, A. L., Razi, A., Sadaghiani, S., Shine, J. M. & Yendiki, A. & 2 others, , Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 16 p., 2930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Are neuroanatomical phenotypes for psychiatric disorders robust? An assessment of the reproducibility of grey matter differences in mental illness
Cao, T., Pang, J. C., Gajwani, M., Segal, A., Holmes, A., Wiley, J. F., Chopra, S., Zhou, J. H., Chen, C. C. H., Ji, F., Harrison , B. J., Davey, C. G., Constable, T. A., Tiego, J., Hartshorn, B., Kwee, J., Bellgrove, M. A. & Fornito, A., 10 Jul 2025, medRxiv preprints, 2025 25 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Research
Prizes
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AW Campbell Young Scientist Award
Fornito, A. (Recipient), 2013
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Clarivate Analytics, Highly Cited Researcher
Fornito, A. (Recipient), 2017
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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
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