Synergise, Integrate and Enhance Sleep Research to Transform Brain Ageing
We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Ralph Martins AO, SIESTA Chief Investigator, has been named in the 2025 Research.com list of the world’s top scientists in medicine. This international recognition highlights Ralph’s long-standing commitment to advancing our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and improving outcomes for those at risk. Over decades of work, his research has…
We’re delighted to share that Dr Aaron Lam and Dr Shawn Kong, postdoctoral researchers on the SIESTA program, have been awarded Brain and Mind Centre Emerging Researcher Awards for 2025! These awards, administered by the BMC EMCR Committee, provide $2,500 in travel funding to support conference attendance and professional development. The scheme helps early- and…
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Johannes Michaelian has been awarded the 2025 Margaret Ethel Jew Fund! Dr Michaelian is a Research Fellow with the Healthy Brain Ageing Program (Cohort in SIESTA Stream 1) at the Brain and Mind Centre, and a valued member of the Alzheimer’s and Neurodegeneration research team and the Sydney Dementia…
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…