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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.
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
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Feasibility, Acceptability and Utility of a Person-Centred Behaviour Change Program to Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Lim, Y. Y. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cook, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Ayton, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robb, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Little, K. (Project Manager)
31/03/25 → 30/03/28
Project: Research
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Care to Sleep: Co-designing a digital sleep intervention for community-dwelling people living with cognitive impairment and their care partner
Jackson, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Varma, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kothari, N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Lim, Y. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Little, K. (Project Manager)
20/01/25 → 23/05/28
Project: Research
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Natural Interaction Strategies for Long-Term Robot Use for Elderly Care
Carreno-Medrano, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kulic, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lim, Y. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Little, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Chen, Y. (Partner Investigator (PI))
6/01/25 → 24/05/28
Project: Research
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Consumer and Community Involvement Process Implementation Model
Ayton, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lim, Y. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Giebel, C. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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An Integrated Method for the Assessment and Monitoring of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment: The Cognition - Optimised, Digitised, And Harmonised (C-ODH) platform
Lim, Y. Y. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maruff, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Naismith, S. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ayton, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fripp, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alty, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ahern, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Srikanth, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mehrani, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shishegar, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bird, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Buckley, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ayton, S. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Charalambous, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Olivier, P. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/07/23 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Interest in apolipoprotein E (APOE) disclosure among at-risk, cognitively unimpaired, community-dwelling Australian adults
Rosenich, E. (Leading Author), Olver, H., Cummins, H., Karlawish, J. & Lim, Y. Y., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 109, 1, p. 421-432 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A clinician implementation protocol for BetterBrains: An online, person-centred risk factor management program to prevent cognitive decline
Pirotta, S., Barker, A., Morello, R., Rosenich, E., Perin, S., Araugo, S. D., Lim, Y. Y. & Ayton, D., Mar 2025, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 44, 1, 13 p., e70005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Ante-mortem cognitive trajectories associated with Aβ and tau biomarker profiles in older adults with cerebrovascular disease: a longitudinal cohort study
Rosenich, E. (Leading Author), Lim, Y. Y. & on behalf of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, 18 Jul 2025, In: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. 17, 1, 13 p., 165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Deferiprone in Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ayton, S., Barton, D., Brew, B., Brodtmann, A., Clarnette, R., Desmond, P., Devos, D., Ellis, K. A., Fazlollahi, A., Fradette, C., Goh, A. M. Y., Kalinowski, P., Kyndt, C., Lai, R., Lim, Y. Y., Maruff, P., O'Brien, T. J., Rowe, C., Salvado, O. & Schofield, P. W. & 6 others, , 1 Jan 2025, In: JAMA Neurology. 82, 1, p. 11-18 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Equity of access in rural and metropolitan dementia diagnosis, management, and care experiences: an exploratory qualitative study
Gulline, H., Carmody, S., Yates, M., Bevins, A., Brodtmann, A., Loi, S. M., Lim, Y. Y., Macklin, H., Glennen, K., Woodward, M., Ayton, S. & Ayton, D., Dec 2025, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 24, 1, 14 p., 74.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
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
Rosenich, E., Maruff, P., Buckley, R. & Lim, Y. Y.
15/10/21
1 Media contribution
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MONASH RECEIVES FUNDS FOR NEW OPTIMAL AGEING CENTRE
Batstone, J. & Lim, Y. Y.
21/07/21 → 27/07/21
4 items of Media coverage
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