Clinical Interventions
Our Clinical Interventions theme encompasses research to discover new treatments and understand biological pathways in mental illness and physical health conditions.
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“At IMPACT we strive to conduct the highest quality research to bring tangible benefits to the communities we serve. The Institute brings together world-class researchers, early and mid-career scientists and postgraduate students from a wide range of disciplines to solve complex health problems.”
Our research
Our research is conducted under seven major research themes. Our themes bring together diverse groups of researchers who work to find solutions to complex mental and physical health problems. We have an emphasis on creating translatable research that can be taken from our scientific studies into real-world solutions for our community.
We collaborate with national and international partners from universities, health care providers and philanthropic organisations to increase our impact. Our research is vital to tackling some of the most disabling and common mental and physical health conditions that we face today. There’s more to discover. Find out more about our seven research themes below.
Our themes
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Food and Mood
Our Food and Mood theme conducts research that aims to understand the complex ways in which what we eat influences our brain, mood, and mental health.
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Infection, Immunity and Cancer
Our Infection, Immunity and Cancer team undertakes discovery-based research focused on understanding the molecular basis of health and disease at the individual and population level.
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Mental Health and Neuroscience
Our Mental Health and Neuroscience team explores chronic disease patterns, risk factors, novel therapies, and effective treatments of psychiatric conditions, such as bipolar disorder and depression.
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Molecular Medicine
Our Molecular Medicine team seeks to understand and improve the treatment of many of the most common chronic diseases impacting populations across all ages.
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Novel Treatment Discovery
Our team focusses on developing new treatments for many prevalent health problems. We aim to help those in our community whose lives and livelihoods are disrupted by complex and difficult to treat chronic health problems.
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Population Health
Our Population Health team explores the physical and mental health of humans across the lifespan.
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