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Poster presentations - Decoding Sleep Rhythms: Neuroscience and Precision Measurement

Tracks
Track 5
Thursday, October 17, 2024
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Room 7

Speaker

Assoc Prof Nathaniel Marshall
Research Leader
Woolcock Institute for Medical Research / Macquarie University

If a human falls asleep in water do they sleep with half their brain like a dolphin?

3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

Biography

Nat Marshall is a clinical triallist and epidemiologist specialising in sleep and sleep disorders at the Woolcock Institute for Medical Research and the Macquarie University Department of Health Sciences.
Ms Georgina Rawson
Phd Candidate
Monash University

Obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease pathogenesis: a literature review and proposal of a novel model of neuropathological pathways

3:54 PM - 3:59 PM

Biography

Georgina is a PhD candidate at Monash University exploring obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease with a focus on sleep microarchitecture and hypertension. Prior to commencing her PhD at Monash Georgina was introduced to the world of sleep research at Flinders University, with the wonderful team at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. As a PhD candidate Georgina has been awarded a scholarship for dementia research with Australian Rotary Health, and was the 2023 runner up for the Mellius ECR travel award.
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Ms Samantha Bramich
Sleep Scientist & PhD Candidate
University of Tasmania

Dream characteristics are sex-specific in REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder and healthy older adults

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Biography

Samantha is a paediatric sleep scientist at the Launceston General Hospital and a PhD candidate with the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at the University of Tasmania. She completed a Master of Science in Sleep Medicine at the University of Sydney in 2019 and is now pursuing research into isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) and neurodegeneration. Samantha leads the ISLAND Sleep Study and has recruited over 2,900 participants to investigate the prevalence of iRBD in Tasmania (the first iRBD prevalence study in Australia) and determine specific profiles of iRBD that influence its trajectory to alpha-synuclein-related neurodegenerative diseases.
Ms Nikki Stuart
Phd Candidate
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute

Sleep depth and wake propensity measured with the Odds-Ratio Product (ORP) in a shift work protocol comparing two lighting interventions

4:06 PM - 4:12 PM

Biography

Nicole Stuart is a 4th year clinical psychology PhD candidate. Her PhD focuses on exploring associations between continuous measures of sleep, wake and cognitive performance.
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Dr Andrea Riccardiello
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

High-definition neurostimulation to enhance slow oscillations during sleep in obstructive sleep apnea: A randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled, crossover proof-of-concept protocol

4:13 PM - 4:18 PM

Biography

Dr Andrea Ricciardiello is a postdoctoral research fellow who leads the neuromodulation research theme within the sleep and circadian group at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Her novel research focuses on adapting stimulation techniques for use in sleep disorders. She recently completed her PhD thesis looking at characterising objective sleep in older adults with depression and identifying links between sleep, memory and emotion processing in this group.
Miss Alice Lester
Phd Student
University of Queensland

Associations between objectively measured sleep and neurovascular coupling: preliminary results

4:19 PM - 4:24 PM

Biography

Alice is a Ph.D candidate funded by the collaboration between the University of Exeter and University of Queensland (QUEX Institute). Her Ph.D focuses on the associations between sleep, age and cerebrovascular function. In 2023, Alice completed her MSc by Research at the University of Exeter, where she sought to understand the effects of partial sleep deprivation on neurovascular coupling. After completing her Ph.D, Alice intends to use her academic background to link research with public health and policy, ultimately contributing to improving meaningful community health outcomes.
Mr Garry Cho
PhD Candidate
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Does obstructive sleep apnea severity impact sleep spindles in schizophrenia?

4:25 PM - 4:30 PM

Biography

Garry is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University and The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney. His research interests are in sleep neurophysiology with his thesis investigating the neurophysiological impact of OSA in schizophrenia using high density EEG.
Mr David Slater
Sleep Scientist
Canberra Hospital

Can Capillary Blood Gases (CBGs) be used to determine drift in Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide (TcCO2) measurements?

4:31 PM - 4:36 PM

Biography

David is a Sleep Scientist at Canberra Hospital. He has been working in Sleep and Respiratory medicine since 2019, and has worked in Sleep Laboratories in Newcastle, Perth, and Canberra. David graduated with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours, majoring in Medical Genetics) from the University of Newcastle in 2019. David presented a poster entitled “Utility of Capillary Blood Gases (CBGs) for measuring gas exchange in the Sleep Laboratory” at the Sleep Downunder Adelaide conference 2023. Areas of interest include Blood Gas Measurement, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Genetics of Sleep.
Mr Christopher Wilson
Sleep Scienitst
Melbourne Health

Validation of GENEActiv actimeters and Cicada Actigraphy Suite in a clinical sleep laboratory setting.

4:37 PM - 4:42 PM

Biography

I am a Sleep Scientist with 7 years of experience working in a clinical sleep laboratory. I have a strong passion for patient safety, scientific integrity and research. In the realm of sleep my interest lies in circadian rhythm disorders and in particular REM behaviour disorder. My experience as a sleep scientist covers a range of different sleep technologies and procedures including standard and portable PSGs, CPAP and NIV titrations, Actigraphy as well as MSLT and MWT sleep studies. My research background includes a project investigating the central nervous system relationship between Nocturia and Sleep Apnoea.
Ms Natalie Eriksson
Senior Sleep Scientist
Mater Health Services

Noxturnal cRIP: An alternative to AASM recommended flow sensors in analysis of respiratory events in polysomnography

4:43 PM - 4:48 PM

Biography

Senior sleep scientist at the Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Dr Nasreen Akhtar
Additional Professor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Good quality sleep is associated with initial encoding and long-term consolidation of memory in older adults

4:49 PM - 4:54 PM

Biography

Dr Nasreen Akhtar is Additional Professor at Department of Physiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She is actively engaged in research at Dr Baldev Singh Sleep Research Laboratory. Her focus lies in investigating neurobiological models and randomized controlled trials of chronic insomnia. She is working on the downstream inflammatory pathways in vascular endothelial cells in obstructive sleep apnoea. She has a collaborative research project with University College London on ethnogeographic variations in sleep and brain morphometry. Dr. Akhtar is Associate Editor of the journal Sleep and Vigilance and is certified International Sleep Disorder Specialist.
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Mr Thomas Churchward
Head Respiratory and Sleep Scientist
Austin Health

Evaluation of position sensors used during sleep studies

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM

Biography

Tom is the Head Respiratory and Sleep Scientist at Austin Health in Victoria. He has diverse research and educational interests including measurement, physiology, and treatment optimisation. He was amongst the first Australian Accredited Clinical Physiologists having served as the founding Australian Council for Clinical Physiologists president from 2018-19, is a NATA technical assessor for Sleep Service accreditation, and is currently pursuing post graduate studies in Digital Health.
Dr Angela D'Rozario
Senior Research Fellow
Macquarie University

Chair

Biography

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Ms Briony Pritchard
Interim Manager
Women's and Children's Hospital

Chair

Biography

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Miss Michelle Cheong
Senior Technical Officer
University of Hong Kong

How parasomnias challenge different expertise and forensic evidence: The awareness of legal judgment, the development of neuroscience, and the practice of sleep medicine

5:05 PM - 5:30 PM

Biography

Michelle Cheong LLB, LLM (DR), Graduate Dip in Psychology, RPSGT Started in the Sleep Medicine Field in the year 2000 and until now Working at The University of Hong Kong in Sleep research, assisting research in mild cognitive impairment correlated with obstructive sleep apnea Currently training in Forensic Psychology and developing research in sleep disorder-related violence
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