Prof. Clare Parish heads the Stem Cells and Neural Development Group and is a Deputy Director of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne.

Dr. Parish is an interdisciplinary researcher recognised for her contributions to the fields of stem cell biology, neural engineering and brain repair (Moriarty et al., Cell Stem Cell, 2022; de Luzy et al., Nature Communications, 2022; Moriarty et al., Journal of Neuroscience, 2022; Gantner et al., Cell Stem Cell, 2020; Somaa et al., Cell Reports, 2017).

She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships inclusive of the NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship, Human Frontiers Fellowship, NHMRC Career Development Fellowship, Viertel Senior Medical Fellowship, NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship and currently holds an NHMRC Investigator Award. Dr. Parish also received the Nina Kondelos Award (2022) from the Australasian Neuroscience Society.