Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

The Howard Florey Institute, pictured in 2006
Chairman	Harold Mitchell AC
Scientific Director	Geoffrey Donnan AO
Faculty	University of Melbourne
Adjunct faculty	Austin Hospital, Melbourne
Staff	approx. 500
Formerly called	Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine
Location	Royal Parade, Parkville and Burgundy Street, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°47′53″S 144°57′31″E / 37.79806°S 144.95861°E / -37.79806; 144.95861Coordinates: 37°47′53″S 144°57′31″E / 37.79806°S 144.95861°E / -37.79806; 144.95861
Website	www.florey.edu.au

The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, more commonly known as the Florey Institute, is an Australian medical research institute that undertakes clinical and applied research into treatments for brain and mind disorders and the cardiovascular system. The Institute's areas of interest include Parkinson's disease, stroke, motor neurone disease, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, addiction, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, brain development in premature babies, Huntington's disease, depression, schizophrenia, brain function in health and disease, heart failure, and dementia.

Affiliated with the University of Melbourne and the Austin Hospital, the Institute is located in the Melbourne suburbs of Parkville and Heidelberg in Victoria. It is the largest brain research group in the southern hemisphere and employs approximately 500 staff and students. The Institute is led by its Scientific Director, Professor Geoffrey Donnan AO, a neurologist.