The following Fellows work in the priority research area Assessment and diagnosis, aiming to coordinate and support diagnosis, and ensure that the accuracy and timeliness of assessment and diagnosis are continuously improving.
Dr Scott Ayton
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow
University of Melbourne
Novel mechanisms and diagnostic applications for iron in Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Ayton's research profile here.
Dr Sam Buckberry
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Western Australia
The role of the neuronal epigenome in natural brain ageing and the progression of Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Buckberry's research profile here.
Dr Rachel Buckley
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Melbourne
What can tau deposition tell us about the appearance of subjective and objective cognitive decline in older adults?
View Dr Buckley's research profile here.
Dr Carol Dobson-Stone
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
University of Sydney
Discovery of novel nuerodegeneration genes via next-generation sequencing technologies asnd high-throughput cellular assays
View Dr Dobson-Stone's research profile here.
Dr Angela D'Rozario
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Sydney
Sleep, plasticity and neurodegeneration: Targeting sleep to improve cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
View Dr D'Rozario's research profile here.
Dr Xin Du
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Melbourne
Investigating the synergistic role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and estradiol on parvalbumin0mediated cognitive function: relevance to dementia
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Dr Elizabeth Evans
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of New South Wales
Dementia in people with Intellectual Disability: A longitudinal study with a focus on translatable outcomes
View Dr Evan's research profile here.
Dr Shaun Frost
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
CSIRO
Early detection of Alzheimer's disease using ocular biomarkers
View Dr Frost's research profile here.
Dr Yifat Glikmann-Johnston
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
Monash University
Spatial learning and memory in Huntington's disease
View Dr Glikmann-Johnston's research profile here.
Dr Mitchell Goldsworthy
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Adelaide
Combined TMS-EEG for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
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Dr Leonardo Gollo
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
From brain maps to mechanisms: Modelling the pathphysiology of dementia
View Dr Gollo's research profile here.
Dr Mojtaba Golzan
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
Macquarie University
Implications of retinal neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Golzan's research profile here.
Dr Veer Bala Gupta
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
Edith Cowan University
Establishing a blood-based biomarker panel for pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Gupta's research profile here.
Dr Vivek Gupta
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
Macquarie University
What is the effect of Alzheimer's disease on eyes and can ocular changes be used as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease?
View Dr Gupta's research profile here.
Dr Amy Heffernan
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Melbourne
Investigating the iron proteome in Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Heffernan's research profile here.
Dr Sharpley Hsieh
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Sydney
Cognition in motion: Characterisation and evolution of cognitive dysfunction in Motor Neurodegeneration and Frontotemporal Dementia
View Dr Hsieh's research profile here.
Associate Professor Anna King
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
University of Tasmania
Detecting Biomarkers of Brain Health in Dementia
View Associate Professor King's research profile here.
Dr Fiona Kumfor
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of New South Wales
Identifying novel markers to differentiate frontotemporal dementia from Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Kumfor's research profile here.
Professor Simon Lewis
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Sydney
Predicting Dementia and Parkinson’s in the Clinic
View Professor Lewis' research profile here.
Dr Yen Ying Lim
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Melbourne
Genetic mechanisms that moderate effects of Aβ accumulation in preclinical Alzheimer's disease
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Dr Michelle Lupton
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Genetic Investigations for Prodromal Alzheimer’s disease
View Dr Lupton's research profile here.
Dr Adam Martin
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of New South Wales
Self-assembled hydrogels as a model for neurodegeneration
View Dr Martin's research profile here.
Dr Sivaraman Purushothuman
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of New South Wales
Lewy bodies in patients with dementia – Determining common and unique mechanisms in relation to Alzheimer’s disease
View Dr Prushothuman's research profile here.
Dr Miguel Renteria Rodriguez
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Uncovering the Function of Susceptibility Variants in Alzheimer's Disease: From GWAS to Cell-Type Specific eQTLs and mQTLs
View Dr Rodriguez's research profile here.
Dr Blaine Roberts
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Development of blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of brain amyloid and the investigation of the natural history of Alzheimer’s Disease.
View Dr Roberts' research profile here.
Associate Professor Gail Robinson
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
University of Queensland
Early diagnosis and intervention for dementia
View Associate Professor Robinson's research profile here.
Dr Olga Shimoni
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Technology Sydney
Investigation of zinc dyshomeostasis associated with aging and dementia-related disorders using novel nanodiamond-based markers
View Dr Shimoni's research profile here.
Dr Genevieve Steiner
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
Western Sydney University
An investigation into the neural substrates of cognitive deficits in Mild Cognitive Impairment, and the mechanisms of action of a novel treatment
View Dr Steiner's research profile here.
Associate Professor Adam Vogel
Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship
University of Melbourne
Optimising speech assessment and treatment in frontotemporal dementia
View Associate Professor Vogel's research profile here.
Dr Andrew Watt
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Melbourne
In vivo assessment of the role of aggregated tau in preclinical and prodromal Alzheimer's disease
View Dr Watt's research profile here.
Dr Nawaf Yassi
NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship
University of Melbourne
Vascular Cognitive Risk Score: quantifying the vascular burden in Alzheimer's Disease