Breanna Terrington

Breanna Terrington

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Breanna Terrington is a PhD student within the Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide. She has a passion for bioinformatics, particularly within the context of genetics, stress resilience and psychiatric disorders.

My current research focuses on resilience, which is the process by which individuals can maintain positive mental health and functioning after facing stress or adversity. In particular, my PhD project aims to identify genes and brain features influencing resilience and combine this information with clinical variables in machine learning algorithms in order to predict resilience. 

The associated genes and brain features may assist in identifying major pathways involved in resilience, helping to inform future interventions. The predictive algorithm may then allow identification of individuals with low resilience who might benefit the most from these interventions, with the ultimate goal being to help promote positive outcomes across a person's life after the experience of adversity. 

  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2025 Scholarship Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2024 Award High academic achievement in Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) Medical Major University of Adelaide Australia -
    2024 Scholarship Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Honours Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
    2023 Award Dux of Programs for Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced) University of Adelaide Australia -
    2022 Scholarship Adelaide Summer Research Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2024 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)
    2021 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced)
  • Research Interests


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