Backing early career dementia researchers in Australia
The Race Against Dementia, Dementia Australia Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship programme has backed early career dementia researchers since 2020. Fellowships are awarded for three years.
University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Adekunle Bademosi is researching the mechanisms that underpin the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly frontotemporal dementia.
University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Andrew McKinnon is investigating the link between sleep-awake disturbances, brain changes, dementia risk factors and the accumulation of dementia pathology.
Flinders University, Australia
Dr Karissa Barthelson is studying whether Alzheimer’s disease and Sanfilippo syndrome childhood dementia share a common pathological basis – and the feasibility of targeting both conditions with similar treatment strategies.