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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Yen Ying Lim completed her PhD in 2013 at the Department of Psychiatry and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She then undertook her post-doctoral training at the Department of Neurology, Brown University, and the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN) at Washington University in St Louis.
Dr Lim is the primary investigator of the Healthy Brain Project (healthybrainproject.org.au) and the BetterBrains Trial (betterbrains.org.au), and a senior scientist at the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study. Her primary research interests are in integrating and translating the effects of genetic, biological, and lifestyle factors on cognitive decline and clinical disease progression in Alzheimer’s disease. She is also interested in the development and validation of web-based cognitive tests for the early detection of cognitive dysfunction in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Neuropsychology, PhD, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 10 May 2015
Clinical Psychology, Masters
Award Date: 31 Dec 2010
Research area keywords
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aging
- Cognition (Neurobiology of learning, memory, and mind)
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Cognitive Assessment
- Dementia
- Biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease
- Cognitive Assessment in Clinical Trials
- Clinical Psychology
- Prevention
- Genetic risk
- Cohort Studies
Network
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ARC Training Centre for Optimal Ageing
Lim, Y. Y., Kulic, D., Grundy, J., Batstone, J., Olivier, P., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Cornish, K., Anderson, C., Klein, B., Browning, C., Pase, M., Abdi, E., Robinson, N., McNaney, R., Srikanth, V., Hill, K., Flynn, D., Callisaya, M., Brusco, N., Carreno-Medrano, P., Cronin, J., Fripp, J., Kothari, N., Toms, M., Browne, E., Neilson, P., Orelowitz, J., Udagedara, I. B., De Chaumont Rambert, C., Haddock, R., Pitt, A., Pearman, A., Lethlean, G., Skye, S., Ong, A. & Cai, J.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Readiness Pty Ltd
25/05/23 → 25/05/28
Project: Research
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RACEDD: Residential Aged Care - Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis
Ayton, D., Lim, Y. Y., Skouteris, H., Engel, L., Soh, S., Kasza, J., Barbosa Neves, B., Brodtmann, A., Mihalopoulos, C., Ayton, S., Woodward, M. C., Loi, S. M., Goh, A. M. Y., Maruff, P. T., Horsman, P. & Foo, A.
1/03/23 → 1/03/25
Project: Research
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Elucidating the role of sleep in Alzheimer’s Disease pathology: Innovation in sleep technology and biomarkers
Anderson, C., Maruff, P. T., Lim, Y. Y. & Naismith, S.
1/06/22 → 30/05/25
Project: Research
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Better Environment, Healthier Ageing
Guo, Y., Li, S., Huxley, R., Dharmage, S. C., Lim, Y. Y., Rawson, H., Morawska, L., McKenzie, J., Ryan, J., Cain, S., Ademi Delaney, Z., Song, J., Xu, R., Jay, O., McNeil, J., Capon, T., Jalaludin, B. B., Pearce, C., Smith, K., Greening, C., Griffiths, D., Collie, A., Walker-Bone, K. & Levinger, P. T.
1/06/22 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Centre of Research Excellence in Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis (CREEDD)
Ayton, S., Brodtmann, A., Bush, A., Ayton, D., Bammer, R., Lim, Y. Y., Woodward, M., Ahmed, R. M., Ahern, S. & Liew, D.
1/04/22 → 3/03/27
Project: Research
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Prevalence and correlates of subjective cognitive concerns in Australian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bird, L. J., McCabe, M., Lim, Y. Y. & Cornish, K., 11 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 14 p., 1094497.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The treatment of sleep dysfunction to improve cognitive function: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Franks, K. H., Rowsthorn, E., Nicolazzo, J., Boland, A., Lavale, A., Baker, J., Rajaratnam, S. M. W., Cavuoto, M. G., Yiallourou, S. R., Naughton, M. T., Hamilton, G. S., Churilov, L., Lim, Y. Y. & Pase, M. P., 1 Jan 2023, In: Sleep Medicine. 101, p. 118-126 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Association of BDNF Val66Met with Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Cognition in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Disease
Lim, Y. Y., Maruff, P., Barthélemy, N. R., Goate, A., Hassenstab, J., Sato, C., Fagan, A. M., Benzinger, T. L. S., Xiong, C., Cruchaga, C., Levin, J., Farlow, M. R., Graff-Radford, N. R., Laske, C., Masters, C. L., Salloway, S., Schofield, P. R., Morris, J. C., Bateman, R. J. & McDade, E., 31 Jan 2022, In: JAMA Neurology. 79, 3, p. 261-270 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Measures with Cognition and Dementia Risk in Australian Adults
Pase, M. P., Rowsthorn, E., Cavuoto, M. G., Lavale, A., Yassi, N., Maruff, P., Buckley, R. F. & Lim, Y. Y., 25 Mar 2022, In: JAMA Network Open. 5, 3, 15 p., E224071.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Association of Self-Reported Psychological Stress with Cognitive Decline: A Systematic Review
Franks, K. H., Rowsthorn, E., Bransby, L., Lim, Y. Y., Chong, T. T. J. & Pase, M. P., 2 Dec 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Neuropsychology Review. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Press/Media
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Lots of ‘breakthroughs’, still no cure. Do the new dementia drugs bring us any closer?
9/12/22
1 Media contribution
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Where you live affects your dementia risk
1/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Aducanumab explained: History, controversies, and opportunities
Emily Rosenich, Paul Maruff, Rachel Buckley & Yen Ying Lim
15/10/21
1 Media contribution
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MONASH RECEIVES FUNDS FOR NEW OPTIMAL AGEING CENTRE
Joanna Batstone & Yen Ying Lim
21/07/21 → 27/07/21
4 items of Media coverage
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