Who we are
The Australasian Brain Stimulation Society (ABSS) was founded in 2018. The ABSS is made up of a diverse group of researchers, scientists and clinicians from across Australasia. Our goal is to promote excellence in scientific research and clinical practice using brain stimulation, in order to advance our understanding of the brain and improve wellbeing for people with psychiatric or neurological illness.
Brain stimulation refers to the use of techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), for the alteration of brain activity. Brain stimulation methods are used in a wide variety of research fields and are at the forefront of new treatments in a range of clinical disorders.
The purposes of ABSS are to:
- Promote the understanding and use of brain stimulation in scientific research and clinical practice.
- Foster communication and collaboration between research groups and clinical groups across Australasia who use brain stimulation.
- Support students, early/mid-career researchers, and clinicians who use brain stimulation.
- Provide opportunities for high quality education and training of members.
- Convene regular meetings of members and facilitate workshops on the use of brain stimulation.
ABSS is committed to ensuring equitable participation that is representative
of the diversity of our field across all its activities.
Executive committee
<a style="color:#628884;font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/john.semmler">A/Professor John Semmler</a> (University of Adelaide)
President
Dr Nicola Acevedo (Swinburne University of Technology)
Vice President
<a style="color:#628884;font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/medical-and-health-sciences/our-staff/profiles/lecturers/dr-christopher-latella">Dr Christopher Latella</a> (Edith Cowan University)
Secretary
Dr Saurabh Sonkusare (University of Newcastle)
Treasurer
Dr John Cirillo (University of Adelaide)
Committee Member
Dr Li-Ann Leow (Edith Cowan University)
Committee Member
<a style="color:#628884;font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/bms/expertise/profile?id=3533">Dr Divya B Adhia</a> (University of Otago)
Committee Member
<a style="color:#628884;font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-donel-mcquarrie-martin">Dr Donel Martin</a> (University of New South Wales)
Committee Member
Dr Robin Cash (University of Melbourne)
Committee Member
Dr Stevan Nikolin (University of New South Wales)
Committee Member
Ms Ummatul Siddique (Monash University)
Committee Member
<a style="color:#628884;font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="https://bond.edu.au/profile/jacob-thorstensen">Dr Jacob Thorstensen</a> (Bond University)
Committee Member
Become a member
Members receive discounts on ABSS conference/workshop registration, and a quarterly newsletter providing information on developments within the society, opportunities for ABSS members, and upcoming ABSS conferences and workshops.
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