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Personal profile
Research interests
Main areas of interest - Developing biomarkers for psychosis and clinical trials
Specific interest - signalling pathways in schizophrenia, psychopharmacology and mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs, cognition in schizophrenia and its signalling pathways, genetics of psychosis
Supervision interests
Available to take on PhD and Honours students: Lab and clinical research into determinants and biomarkers in psychosis
Clinical activities
Director of Adult Psychiatry, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC.
Monash teaching commitment
- MD 4C psychiatry teaching site co-ordinator - MMC, Clayton (Monash University Medical Students)
- Unit co-ordinator, PIT5002, Master of Psychiatry, Monash University
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
PhD, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (FINMH)
Award Date: 23 Jul 2018
FRANZCP
Award Date: 23 Feb 2007
MD (Psychiatry), Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
Award Date: 12 Oct 2001
MB BS, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
Award Date: 20 Jan 1996
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The design and implementation of an innovative indicated suicide prevention service in Melbourne
Isaacs, A. N., Le Brun, C. & Swaminathan, V., Dec 2025, In: Injury Epidemiology. 12, 1, 11 p., 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Increased peripheral inflammation in schizophrenia is associated with worse cognitive performance and related cortical thickness reductions
North, H. F., Bruggemann, J., Cropley, V., Swaminathan, V., Sundram, S., Lenroot, R., Pereira, A. M., Zalesky, A., Bousman, C., Pantelis, C., Weickert, T. W. & Shannon Weickert, C., Jun 2021, In: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 271, 4, p. 595-607 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
53 Citations (Scopus) -
The Impact of Childhood Adversity on Cognitive Development in Schizophrenia
Wells, R., Jacomb, I., Swaminathan, V., Sundram, S., Weinberg, D., Bruggemann, J. M., Cropley, V. L., Lenroot, R. K., Pereira, A. M., Zalesky, A., Bousman, C., Pantelis, C., Weickert, C. S. & Weickert, T. W., Jan 2020, In: Schizophrenia Bulletin. 46, 1, p. 140–153 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Increased peripheral inflammation in schizophrenia is associated with worse cognitive performance and related cortical thickness reductions
North, H., Bruggemann, J., Cropley, V., Swaminathan, V., Sundram, S., Lenroot, R., Pereira, A. M., Zalesky, A., Bousman, C., Pantelis, C., Weickert, T. & Shannon Weickert, C., Dec 2019, In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 29, Supplement 6, p. S82 1 p., P.095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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The maternal immune activation model uncovers a role for the Arx gene in GABAergic dysfunction in schizophrenia
Nakamura, J. P., Schroeder, A., Hudson, M., Jones, N., Gillespie, B., Du, X., Notaras, M., Swaminathan, V., Reay, W. R., Atkins, J. R., Green, M. J., Carr, V. J., Cairns, M. J., Sundram, S. & Hill, R. A., Oct 2019, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 81, p. 161-171 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
28 Citations (Scopus)