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Biography
Dr. Edwards completed his PhD in respiratory physiology at Monash University in 2009. During this time he acquired considerable expertise in the area of respiratory control, with a particular focus on the understanding the mechanisms responsible for unstable breathing in newborn infants. During his PhD, he also held a part-time Medical Scientist position at the Monash Sleep Centre where he became skilled in performing clinical assessments and overnight monitoring of individuals with sleep disorders.
Following his PhD, Dr. Edwards was awarded two successive fellowship (2010-11; Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Allen and Hanburys Respiratory Research Fellowship, 2012-16; NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship) to pursue post-doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) focused on understanding the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). During his postdoctoral studies at Harvard, he assisted in the development of the technique to 'phenotype' the underlying causes of OSA and has also been the project leader on several studies that have tested novel therapies targeting these individual phenotypic traits as a potential treatment alternatives, work which saw him promoted to Faculty in 2012.
Dr. Edwards returned to Monash University in 2015 as a Senior Research Fellow where he now leads the Sleep Disorders Research Program.
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External positions
Honourary Fellow, Monash Health
2015 → …Associate Physiologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
2012 → …Instructor in Medicine , Harvard Medical School
2012 → 2014Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
2009 → 2012Sleep technician, Monash Health
2006 → 2009Research area keywords
- Sleep apnoea pathogenesis
- respiratory control
- loop gain
- phenotyping
- personalised therapy
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Projects 2012 2021
Combined upper-airway and breathing control therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea
Edwards, B., Hamilton, G., Joosten, S., Landry, S., Sands, S. A. & Wellman, A.
Monash Lung and Sleep Institute
25/03/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Physiologic biomarkers predicting ventilatory instability and hypoxemia in premature infants
Kemp, J., Edwards, B. & Carroll, J. L.
1/09/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Research Output 2006 2019
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Assessing the impact of diet, exercise and the combination of the two as a treatment for OSA: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Edwards, B. A., Bristow, C., O'Driscoll, D. M., Wong, A-M., Ghazi, L., Davidson, Z. E., Young, A., Truby, H., Haines, T. P. & Hamilton, G. S., Aug 2019, In : Respirology. 24, 8, p. 740-751 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Assessing ventilatory control stability in children with and without an elevated central apnoea index
Harman, K., Weichard, A. J., Davey, M. J., Horne, R. S. C., Nixon, G. M. & Edwards, B. A., 30 May 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Respirology. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Effect of hypopnea scoring criteria on non-invasive assessment of loop gain and surgical outcome prediction
Landry, S. A., Joosten, S. A., Thomson, L. D. J., Turton, A., Wong, A-M., Leong, P., Terrill, P. I., Mann, D., Sands, S. A., Hamilton, G. S. & Edwards, B. A., 10 Dec 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Annals of the American Thoracic Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4
Citations
(Scopus)
Exposure to mild intermittent hypoxia increases loop gain and the arousal threshold in participants with obstructive sleep apnoea
Alex, R. M., Panza, G. S., Hakim, H., Badr, M. S., Edwards, B. A., Sands, S. A. & Mateika, J. H., 15 Jul 2019, In : Journal of Physiology. 597, 14, p. 3697-3711 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Is there a threshold that triggers cortical arousals in obstructive sleep apnea
Li, Y., Orr, J., Jen, R., Sands, S. A., DeYoung, P., Smales, E., Edwards, B., Owens, R. L. & Malhotra, A., Jun 2019, In : Sleep. 42, 6, 8 p., zsz047.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Anne Elizabeth Suratt Young Investigator Award
Brad Edwards (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Science Early Career Fellows Publication Prize for Clinical Sciences
Brad Edwards (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship
Brad Edwards (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Activities 2015 2017
Honours Thesis Examinations
Brad Edwards (Examiner)2017
Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
Internal Honours Thesis Examinations
Brad Edwards (Examiner)2016
Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (Journal)
Brad Edwards (Editorial board member)2016 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Sleep (Journal)
Brad Edwards (Editorial board member)2016 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
External Honours Thesis Examination
Brad Edwards (Examiner)2016
Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
Press / Media
Australian Study Brings Dentists “One Step Closer” to Individualizing OSA Therapy
8/08/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research