Dr. Notaras was a NHMRC CJ Martin fellow at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University where he discovered the first evidence of multiple schizophrenia mechanisms in patient-derived 3D tissue samples generated from human stem cells. In addition, Dr. Notaras also reported local mRNA degradation mechanisms in neuronal compartments, elucidating the role for nonsense-mediated decay in synaptic plasticity. Michael has published 25 scientific manuscripts (with 4 cover features), and has been the recipient of over half a million dollars in scholarships, fellowships, and other academic awards. Dr. Notaras holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Melbourne in Australia, and has expertise in the neurobiology of mental disorders/neuropsychiatry.