Synergise, Integrate and Enhance Sleep Research to Transform Brain Ageing
Today, 23 researchers – including early, mid, and senior career researchers – gathered for a session on meaningful consumer engagement. We were fortunate to be joined by Diana Trickett and John Stuart, members of the SIESTA Lived Experience Advisory Panel (SLEAP), who generously shared their journeys and insights as research partners. Diana and John spoke…
Today, SLEAP (SIESTA’s Lived Experience Advisory Panel) ran a hands-on workshop with seven Early Career Researchers from the SIESTA network. The workshop was intentionally limited in size to ensure a focused session and allow the SLEAP panel to provide tailored, in-depth support to each participant. The session, “How to Demonstrate Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI)…
At this year’s Australian Dementia Research Forum (ADRF), the SIESTA team took the chance to meet in person over a casual lunch. It was a great way to reconnect with colleagues from Perth and Sydney and hear how things are progressing across different parts of the project. We did a quick whip-around of updates, sharing…
We’re thrilled to congratulate Prof Sharon Naismith, Chief Investigator of the SIESTA program, on receiving the ADNeT Mid-Career Researcher Award at this year’s Australian Dementia Research Forum. This award pays tribute to the late Irene Mona Martin and recognises innovative contributions to dementia research advancements. It’s a fitting recognition of Sharon’s outstanding leadership in the…
We’re excited to share our latest publication in the Journal of Sleep Research:“Validating the CogSleep Screener in older adults at a memory and cognition clinic”📄 Read the full article here 👉Check out the CogSleep screener here Sleep problems are common in older adults and closely linked to cognitive and mental health outcomes—but they’re often not…
