News and Events

31 October 2017
Welcome to our October newsletter. We have had a busy year with some fantastic research outputs and new partnerships and collaborations created as you will read in this edition .

30 October 2017
NICM researchers have featured prominently in the media resulting from recent research papers published in mental health and managing depression, period pain, and PCOS treatment.

27 October 2017
Congratulations to Judy Jacka, awarded the Lady Cilento Award at CMA’s 2017 Annual Conference and Industry Awards Dinner.

26 October 2017
NICM scientists have found significant improvements in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms in overweight women by combining lifestyle interventions such as diet and exercise with a novel herbal formulation.

19 October 2017
The NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has awarded a project grant of over $10,000 to Dr Carolyn Ee, Jacka Foundation senior research fellow at NICM.

13 October 2017
Federal government announces major reforms to private health insurance, including the removal of selected natural therapies.

23 September 2017
New Australian-led research has confirmed that smartphone apps are an effective treatment option for depression, paving the way for safe and accessible interventions for the millions of people around the world diagnosed with this condition.

15 September 2017
Congratulates to NICM PhD candidate Xian (Phoebe) Zhou, who graduated yesterday.

14 September 2017
NICM welcomed a delegation of PhD students from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) Graduate Research School who visited NICM this week as part of a study tour.

1 August 2017
We welcome to our growing team Dr Arianne Soliven; Dr Joseph Firth; Justin Sinclair; Kate Corcoran; Dr Benjamin Dowswell and Emma Garcia. In addition we congratulate Xiaoshu Zhu and Dennis Chang on their recent promotion.