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Professor Suresh Sundram is the Head, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University and Director of Research, Mental Health Program, Monash Health.
He has been investigating the molecular pathology of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders using pharmacological, neurochemical and neuropathological approaches. These inter-related methods have been applied to parse components of the disorder such as treatment resistance and suicide to better understand their neurobiological substrates. He undertook his doctoral and post-doctoral studies at the Mental Health Research Institute in Melbourne before establishing his laboratory there and subsequently at the Florey Institute and concurrently establishing a clinical research laboratory undertaking clinical trial and biomarker research in psychotic disorders. He then transferred to, and integrated his research program at Monash University and Monash Medical Centre. Together, this has permitted rapid and seamless translational research between molecular and clinical approaches. The work has resulted in more than 150 published scientific articles, books, book chapters and conference abstracts. He has presented as plenary and invited speaker at international and national conferences, served as deputy editor for the Asian Journal of Psychiatry and is an advisor to the UN, national and state governments.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychiatry, PhD, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 31 Dec 2001
Psychiatry, MMed, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 31 Dec 1999
Medicine, MBBS, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 31 Dec 1988
Research area keywords
- Schizophrenia Disorders
- Neurosciences
- molecular neuroscience
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Traumatic stress
- Refugee Health
Network
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Assessment of ERG components to discriminate between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder type I
24/08/21 → 23/08/26
Project: Research
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Betacellulin: defining a novel sub-type in schizophrenia
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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MMP-1: An open-label safety and efficacy trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for severe PTSD
Liknaitzky, P., Sundram, S. & Yucel, M.
9/11/20 → 9/05/23
Project: Research
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Timing of maternal immune activation and sex influence schizophrenia-relevant cognitive constructs and neuregulin and GABAergic pathways
Nakamura, J. P., Schroeder, A., Gibbons, A., Sundram, S. & Hill, R. A., Feb 2022, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 100, p. 70-82 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Betacellulin - A Novel Therapeutic Target for Schizophrenia
Schroeder, A., Hill, R., Raju, S., Gibbons, A. & Sundram, S., 1 May 2021, In: Biological Psychiatry. 89, 9 Supplement, 1 p., S381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Other › peer-review
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Brain changes in NF-κB1 and epidermal growth factor system markers at peri-pubescence in the spiny mouse following maternal immune activation
Ketharanathan, T., Pereira, A., Reets, U., Walker, D. & Sundram, S., 7 Jan 2021, In: Psychiatry Research. 295, 5 p., 113564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dynamic face processing impairments are associated with cognitive and positive psychotic symptoms across psychiatric disorders
Darke, H., Sundram, S., Cropper, S. J. & Carter, O., 10 Aug 2021, In: npj Schizophrenia. 7, 1, 10 p., 36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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ED visits by aged care residents with limited English proficiency
Long, K. M., Haines, T. P., Clifford, S., Sundram, S., Srikanth, V. K., Macindoe, R., Leung, W., Hlavac, J. & Enticott, J. C., 12 Nov 2021, p. 157. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review