ProfessorMichael Berk
Deakin Distinguished Professor and Director, IMPACT
Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
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- Deakin Distinguished Professor and Director, IMPACTFaculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
- HERB, Health, Education and Research Building (HERB), Level 1, 285 Ryrie Street, Geelong
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Alfred Deakin Professor Berk's research interests are predominantly in the area of novel therapy development. Research domains include mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and depression, schizophrenia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
GRANTS
- GRANTASPIRE A new scalable and sustainable platform to improve survivorship care for assault victims living with severe physical and psychological deficits1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2028People funded by this grant:
- Caeyenberghs K,
- Duque JD,
- Berk M,
- Satyen L,
- Chen Z
- CONTRACT RESEARCHTranslating mental health peer support into practice for consumers in rural and regional emergency departments: feasibility and pilot testing11 Sep 2025 - 11 Sep 2026People funded by this grant:
- Namara KM,
- Shee AW,
- Malakellis M,
- Berk M,
- Schlicht K
- GRANTPathways of Influence through the Gut Microbiome in Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae: The RECOVERy Study1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2026People funded by this grant:
- McGuinness A,
- Jacka F,
- El-Omar E,
- Dudley J,
- Berk M
- GRANTSilexan in the Treatment Of Posttraumatic stress disorder (STOP) trial1 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2027People funded by this grant:
- Berk M,
- Hopwood M,
- Forbes D,
- O'Donnell M,
- Kanaan R
- GRANTSTUDENT APPLICATION: The role of biomarkers in late-life depression: Data analysis of the Aspirin for the Prevention of Depression in the Elderly (ASPREE) study1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Berk M,
- Forbes M
- FELLOWSHIPDevelopment of a bench to bedside platform for novel therapy development for psychiatric disorders1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Michael Berk
- GRANTEvaluating the efficacy of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in treatment resistant depression1 Aug 2022 - 31 Jul 2027People funded by this grant:
- Fitzgerald P,
- Hoy K,
- Kulkarni J,
- Berk M,
- Bailey N
- GRANTThe ASPIRE program: ASsess, Predict, and InteRvEne: improving mental health outcomes following traumatic brain injury in victims of physical assault1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Caeyenberghs K,
- Berk M,
- Enticott P
- GRANTSchizophrenia and Weight Improvement From Tirzepatide (SWIFT)1 Feb 2022 - 31 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Siskind D,
- Russell A,
- Berk M,
- Yung A,
- Harris A
- GRANTRepurposing drugs to treat bipolar depression using stem cell technology3 Dec 2021 - 3 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Walder K,
- Bortolasci C,
- Berk M
- GRANTThe mental health data-sharing node: HeSANDA28 Oct 2021 - 22 May 2024People funded by this grant:
- Yung A,
- Vuillermin P,
- Berk M,
- Dean O
- CONTRACT RESEARCHA Listening and Learning Healthcare System approach to improve outcomes for acute-care mental health consumers in the Barwon-Southwest Victoria Region.1 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Peeters A,
- Allender S,
- Brennan-Olsen S,
- Berk M,
- Dean O
- CONTRACT RESEARCHLong term physical and psychological consequences of Covid-19 infection. A Comparitive Observational Study in Regional Victoria.21 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Athan E,
- Cooper D,
- Vuillermin P,
- O'Brien D,
- Stambas J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCounting on U: Supporting SME advisors & owners towards better mental health11 Jan 2021 - 30 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Noblet A,
- Tanewski G,
- Berk M,
- Walker A,
- LaMontagne T
- GRANTProtecting the mental health of small-medium enterprise owners: Evaluating real-world approaches to mental health first aid and client-relationship building training for small business advisers1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Noblet A,
- Tanewski G,
- Berk M,
- Walker A,
- LaMontagne T
- GRANTProtecting the mental health of small-medium enterprise owners: Evaluating real-world approaches to mental health first aid and client-relationship building training for small business advisers1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Noblet A,
- Tanewski G,
- Berk M,
- Walker A,
- LaMontagne T
- GRANTProtecting the mental health of small-medium enterprise owners: Evaluating real-world approaches to mental health first aid and client-relationship building training for small business advisers1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Noblet A,
- Tanewski G,
- Berk M,
- Walker A,
- LaMontagne T
- GRANTProtecting the mental health of small-medium enterprise owners: Evaluating real-world approaches to mental health first aid and client-relationship building training for small business advisers1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Noblet A,
- Tanewski G,
- Berk M,
- Walker A,
- LaMontagne T