Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert

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Personal information

Name
Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert
Phone number
+612 9399 1117

Researcher profile

Current appointments
Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Schizophrenia Research, NeuRA, SRI and UNSW
Professor, School of Psychiatry, UNSW
Bio

Cyndi's research is focused on the molecular developmental neurobiology of schizophrenia. She earned a PhD in Biomedical Science at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City and completed postdoctoral training at the National Institute of Mental Health rising to the level of Unit Chief of Molecules in the Neurobiology and Development of Schizophrenia Unit. Her awards include the Eli Lilly Young Investigator Award, NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, Independent Investigator Award and two Young Investigator Awards from NARSD. She has lectured throughout the world and contributed to over 60 publications.

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