Our aim is to develop therapies to treat acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury
The Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research was established in 2016 at Griffith University. Based at the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, our laboratories are equipped to allow cutting-edge research ranging from high-throughput drug screening to complex three-dimensional assays.
The work of the Centre is made possible with funding from the Clem Jones Foundation and the Queensland Government. The Clem Jones Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Clem Jones Group. The trustees are dedicated to benefiting the community through ongoing commitments to the wishes and philosophies of the late Dr Clem Jones AO.
Staff
Professor James St John
Project Leader
Associate Professor Jenny Ekberg
Project Leader
Dr Matthew Barton
Senior Lecturer
Dr Mo Chen
Research Fellow
Dr Ali Delbaz
Research Fellow
Ms Edith Miller
Research Assistant
Dr Megha Mohan
Research Fellow
Ms Lipsa Mohanty
Senior Research Assistant/Lab Manager
Dr Mariyam Murtaza
Research Fellow
Dr Andrew Rayfield
Research Commercialisation Manager
Dr Ronak Reshamwala
Research Fellow
Dr Megha Shah
Research Fellow
Mr Graham Smyth
Research Assistant
Dr Andrea Standke
Senior Research Assistant/Lab Manager
Dr Tammy Tseng
Research Fellow
Ms Chenying Yang
Senior Research Assistant
Dr Souptik Basu
Research Fellow
Dr Ismail Adedoyin
Research Assistant
Ms Yasmin Arena-Foster
Senior Research Assistant
Ms Charmion Grant-Thomson
Research Fellow/Physiotherapist
Mr Joshua Ingles
Research Assistant
Dr Ju Jin
Research Fellow
Ms Audrey Henry
Scientific Writer
Dr Jasmine Kaur
Research Fellow
Mr Shayan Patel
Research Assistant
Mr Mohammad Razmjoo
Research Assistant
Ms Lara Spehar
Research Assistant
Ms Molly Sullivan
Research Assistant
Mr Yasin Yazdi
Research Assistant
Dr Ziwei Zhou
Research Fellow
SPINAL INJURY PROJECT CONSUMER RESEARCH PANEL
The Spinal Injury Project (SIP) Consumer Research Panel consists of 10 individuals living with spinal cord injury from around Australia. The SIP Consumer Research Panel aims to bring a real-world perspective of problems that are more relevant to patients, families and carers.
Participants are involved in multiple aspects of research as part of the wider research team. They contribute to SCI research by:
- raising awareness about priorities of people living with SCI
- participating in the decision-making process about what to research, how to do it, when to do it
- helping disseminate the research findings in lay language
- advising on strategies to design protocols and recruit patients/carers to participate in clinical studies
- reviewing grant applications, consent forms, questionnaires, interview questions
This partnership with community representatives allows us to conduct more focused and translatable research.
Students
Ms Amy McEwen
PhD Candidate
Ms Francesca Oieni
PhD Candidate / Social Media Manager
Mr Tobias Seeberger
PhD Candidate
Mr Matt Boag
PhD Candidate
Dr Stephen Crouch
Masters Candidate
Ms Yan Han
PhD Candidate
Ms Komal
PhD Candidate
Ms Hong (Mia) Le
PhD Candidate
Ms Mickayla Liesenberg
Masters Candidate
Md. Mahbubur Rahman
PhD Candidate
Mr Hardus Redelinghuys
Masters Candidate
Previous team members
Ms Yanushia Arasu - Master’s Graduate
Dr Lachlan Beckingham - PhD Graduate
Ms Keyra Gardiner - Honours Graduate
Mr Lindsay Gee - Research Assistant
Dr Aaron Gilmour - Research Fellow
Mr Christopher Godfrey - Honours Graduate
Dr Peppermint Lee - Research Fellow
Mr Sasdekumar Loganathan - Research Assistant
Dr Ramya Mandyam - Research Fellow
Dr Todd Shelper – Research Fellow
Dr Marie-Laure Vial – Research Fellow
Mr Matthew Barker – PhD candidate
Dr Indra Choudhury – PhD candidate
Ms Rebecca Yao – PhD candidate
Dr Lynn Nazareth - PhD Graduate
Dr Susitha Premarathne - Research Fellow
Mr Dylan Robertson - Research Assistant
Dr Denver Surrao - Research Fellow
Ms Brianna Thompson - Research Assistant
Dr Johana Tello Velasquez - Research Fellow
Dr Heidi Walkden - Research Fellow
Ms Stephanie Weber - Research Assistant
Dr Alison Wright - PhD Graduate
Dr Dhruba Acharya – Research Assistant
Dr Sanaz Behtaj – Research Fellow
Dr Anu Chacko – Research Fellow
Dr Tanja Eindorf – Research Fellow
Mr Giovanni Serusi – Research Assistant