VASCULAR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA
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Jessica Lo,
Research Associate
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA),
UNSW Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Sydney, Australia | October 2026
Jessica Lo (Jess) is a Research Associate at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney, Australia. For over seven years, she has been instrumental in leading and coordinating research for the international Stroke and Cognition Consortium (STROKOG), collaborating with global experts to address key questions related to vascular cognitive impairment and dementia.
With a strong background in Medical Statistics and extensive experience as a biostatistician, including working on clinical trials at King’s College London, Jess’s research focuses on post-stroke cognitive decline and dementia. She published five first-authored papers in high-impact journals on topics such as the prevalence of post-stroke cognitive impairment across ethno-regional groups and the trajectory of cognitive decline after stroke.
Her work, which has garnered over 1,360 citations, has been featured in international media. Jess has presented her research at more than 10 national and international conferences and has been invited to speak at global events.
Committed to translating her findings into clinical practice, she aims to provide healthcare professionals with evidence-based strategies to prevent or delay the onset of dementia and improve long-term outcomes for stroke survivors.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4778-8360
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Risk factors and prevention of respiratory infections and infectious diseases in children
A/Prof Hannah Moore OAM is an infectious disease epidemiologist; Co-Head of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology team within the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at The Kids Research Institute Australia and Associate Professor at the School of Population Health, Curtin University in Western Australia.
A/Prof Moore has been awarded more than $19M in competitive research grants, co-authored more than 140 papers, was TEDxPerth 2018 speaker, recipient of a WA Young Tall Poppy Award (2013) and the WA Premiers Science Early Career Scientist Award (2015). In 2024, she was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to epidemiology as a researcher.
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Professor Kim Hemsley
RESEARCH IN SANFILIPPO SYNDROME, A EURODEGENERATIVE LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDER THAT CAUSES CHILDHOOD DEMENTIA.
@ FLINDERS UNIVERSITY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA -
Public health and research into Ear, Nose and Throat conditions
Associate Professor Paul Paddle is an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon, head and neck surgeon with fellowship training in Laryngology – Voice, airway and Swallowing disorders. Working at Monash Health and Monash Children’s hospital, Paul has extensive experience managing a wide range of paediatric ENT conditions, from neonates to adolescents. He is also an active researcher in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea and sleep disorders.
