Felice Jacka (Australia)
Felice Jacka is President of the ISNPR; Principal Research Fellow IMPACT SRC, Deakin University; and Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Australia
My ongoing program of research focuses on lifestyle as a risk factor, and the development of effective prevention and treatment strategies, for mental disorders
Yutaka Matsuoka (Japan)
Vice-President of ISNPR. Director, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Translational Medical Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, JAPAN
I’m engaged in an effort to create a new academic area that becomes a bridge between nutrition, behavior and mental health.
Tetsuya Mizoue (Japan)
Secretary of ISNPR. Head of Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
Tetsuya Mizoue is a renowned epidemiologist with a particular interest in nutritional psychiatry for workers and Epidemiological methods for nutritional psychiatry
Akiko Nanri (Japan)
Treasurer of ISNPR. Chief, Nutritional Epidemiology Section, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
Akiko Nanri is an epidemiologist with a particular research interest in the nutritional epidemiology of depressive symptoms and type 2 diabetes
Vicent Balanza (Spain)
University Hospital Doctor Peset, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain
I´m interested in the role of Omega-3 fatty acids in mood disorders,
from a clinical staging perspective
Paul Amminger (Australia)
Paul Amminger is Associate Professor at Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia, and University Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Medical University Vienna, Austria
Paul’s research aims to find safe biological treatment agents (e.g., omega-3 fatty acids) suitable for early intervention to prevent psychosis and persistent depression, and to understand the underlying mechanisms of therapeutic action
Julia Rucklidge (New Zealand)
Julia Rucklidge is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand and Director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group
Julia investigates the role of micronutrients in the expression and treatment of psychiatric symptoms, including ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and anxiety, stress and PTSD associated with the Canterbury earthquakes
Daisuke Nishi (Japan)
Section chief, Section of Mental Health Policy Development, Department of Mental Health Policy and Evaluation, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan
My focus is the prevention of common mental disorders such as depression and PTSD, particularly with the use of omega-3 fatty acids
Kuan-Pin Su (Taiwan)
Professor of Psychiatry & Neural and Cognitive Sciences | Director of Mind-Body Interface Laboratory (MBI-Lab) | China Medical University & Hospital TAIWAN | Honorary Faculty of Institute of Psychiatry-King’s College London UK
As depression is heterogenous and every antidepressant treatment only has modest effect, we colleagues at the Mind-Body Interface Laboratory (MBI-Lab) explore novel treatments and unknown biological mechanisms for depression
Alan Logan (USA)
Alan is an independent researcher focusing on the interactions between nutritional and environmental influences on mental health
As an academic and institutional liaison, he is committed to fostering international collaborations in this effort
South Australia
Dr Natalie Parletta is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of South Australia
Dr Parletta has particular expertise in the Mediterranean diet in mental health and the use of omega 3 fatty acids in mood and cognition.