The CRC held a two day workshop for our early career researchers in December, covering research translation, data quality and analysis and communication skills.

As part of the workshops, early career researchers worked together to develop a pitch for new collaborative projects which used the outcomes of their current research. Congratulations to PhD students Cassandra Wannan (UoM) and Sabine Bird (UWA) on their winning pitch, which combined Sabine’s research interest in the role of hormones in cognition as it relates to Alzheimer’s disease with Cassandra’s research interest in the role of brain structure in treatment resistant schizophrenia.

Early career researchers also visited a Mercy Health’s  aged care facility, continuing our highly successful knowledge exchange project. The early career researchers provided information on their work, while also spending time interacting with staff and residents of the facility gaining a deep understanding of the aged care sector and how Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and psychoses can present in an aged are setting. The CRC was represented in an exceptional manner by Tenielle Porter, Eugene Hone and Florence Lim from Edith Cowan University, David Skvarc from Barwon Health, Sabine Bird from University of Western Australia and Edith Drajkopyl from the University of Melbourne supported by industry partner Cogstate. We wish to thank Mercy Health’s staff who continue to provide an insightful experience during our visits.