Professor Ian Hickie
Prof Hickie is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow (2013-17) and was previously an NHMRC Australian Research Fellow (2007-12). He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and Co-Director of the Brain & Mind Centre (BMC), University of Sydney. From 2012 he was appointed to the Australian National Mental Health Commission. Prof Hickie’s career achievements are highlighted in his capacity to integrate clinical and neurobiological research, contribute to health policy and facilitate substantive health services reform – particularly at the interface of clinical medicine and psychiatry. He has been recognised nationally for his role over the last two decades in using clinical, health services and population health data to drive enhanced primary care services, increased access to psychological treatments and better interventions for those with severe mood disorders.