Queensland Brain Institute
The building of the Queensland Brain Institute was completed in 2007. | |
| Founder | Professor Perry Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Established | October 2007 |
| Mission | Neuroscience research |
| Focus | Basic science |
| Director | Professor Pankaj Sah |
| Staff | More than 400 |
| Location | Building 79, University of Queensland St Lucia , , , |
| Coordinates | 27°29′58″S 153°00′42″E / 27.4994°S 153.0117°E |
| Website | qbi |
The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is an Australian neuroscience research institute, located in Brisbane at the St Lucia campus of The University of Queensland (UQ). Founding director Professor Perry Bartlett AO FAA established the QBI in 2003 with assistance from The University of Queensland, Queensland State Government, and Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The purpose-built facility was commissioned in 2004 and on 19 November 2007, the building was opened by former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.
Since 2015, Professor Pankaj Sah has been Institute director. Professor Helen Cooper is the deputy director (Research).
The institute is one of nine institutes at The University of Queensland, including the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the Translational Research Institute, and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).