Research Projects
Epigenetics describes dynamic molecular modifications ‘above the level of the DNA’ which do not alter the genetic code but influence the way the...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
Through leveraging extensive longitudinal data and biospecimens already obtained from a large representative cohort of older Australians, this...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
Frailty is a state of heightened vulnerability and susceptibility to physiologic stressors that increases with age. It has shown increasing utility...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
This is part of a program of research into health aging and understanding how we can prolong healthspan (life years lived in good health), and reduce...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
Cognitive reserve encompasses both neural reserve (capacity/efficiency of the brain prepathological damage) and neural compensation (recruitment of...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan
Cognitive resilience refers to the capacity to maintain high cognition despite neuropathological burden. It reflects the level of brain resilience...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan