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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Dr Zarina Greenberg
RESEARCH IN SANFILIPPO
@ SAHMRI
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA -
Biopsychosocial approaches to obsessive-compulsive, body image and eating disorders
Dr Nicola Acevedo is a Neuroscientist and Research Fellow with extensive expertise in developing novel therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric disorders, contributing to more than ten clinical trials. She specialises in brain stimulation and psychedelic treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related conditions, with a strong commitment to advancing personalised, evidence-based neurobiological therapies for severe psychiatric illness. Her approach integrates biopsychosocial and person-centred principles to improve treatment access and mental health outcomes.
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Brain ageing, dementia and psychiatric disorders
Professor Perminder Sachdev graduated from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1978 and completed his MD in Psychiatry there in 1983. Following time in New Zealand, he relocated to Australia, where he completed psychiatric training and a PhD at UNSW in 1991. His doctoral work examined ethnopsychological concepts in Māori culture. His early research focused on drug-induced movement disorders, including akathisia, tardive dyskinesia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome, while his later work has centred on dementia and pre-dementia syndromes, particularly neuroimaging, biomarkers and risk factors.
