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I have interests in studying healthy aging and dementia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1599012871418-UX7CZWL3IWWR42RO6I19/Screenshot_20200902-120814.jpg Home - My career My current research work focuses on social cognitive abilities in older adults. I have also been involved in research on healthy aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Parkinson’s disease, ischemic stroke, and acute psychosis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1599013157676-YDYUEXUR1LQEAVCAUQDC/Screenshot_20200902-121058.png Home - My education I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales, and I previously graduated magna cum laude from the University of Buffalo (SIM). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1599014220568-KH89DGBCLAHKZN79N4N3/IMG_20200902_123324.jpg Home - Personal In my spare time, I hit the gym, play video games, and occasionally look up other activities to do besides just those two things. https://www.russellchander.com/publications daily 0.75 2020-10-14 https://www.russellchander.com/career daily 0.75 2020-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601556286820-D74VH0TG731WDV3ODZRZ/IMG_20181206_180539.jpg Career - Research Assistant at CHeBA (2018 - present) I am currently employed casually as a Student Assistant/Research Assistant at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW. My work is primarily in data cleaning and data management support for CheBA’s existing longitudinal studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601556978804-GJK128Q3A7ITCBHQMGLO/Screenshot_20200902-120933.jpg Career - Clincial Reserch Coordinator at NNI Singapore (2013 - 2018) I was a Senior Research Assistant and a Clinical Research Coordinator at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) in Singapore. I helped to design and coordinate multiple cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on cognitive impairment, dementia, and other neurological conditions. I was also a certified rater for cognitive measures for various Phase 3 pharmaceutical trials on dementia interventions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601559241577-6KRZUXDXRGCTMY1GOFB6/IMG_2696.JPG Career - Teaching intern at Wee Care Singapore (Jan - Apr 2012) I was a teaching intern at Wee Care Tanglin in Spring 2012. Wee Care is an integrated special needs preschool that teaches children with normal development and children with developmental disordersm such as autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder, in both integrated and specialized settings. https://www.russellchander.com/education daily 0.75 2020-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601568097628-BVYDWPJJXY9TUI20B9XT/PXL_20200927_235314023%2B%25281%2529.jpg Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601737998625-5DX8T19PVHXJYDTBY72X/Screenshot_20200902-121058.jpg Education https://www.russellchander.com/personal daily 0.75 2020-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601567454922-QDWCJWN45EU21E6FFMQT/Screenshot+2020-10-02+01.49.30.png Personal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601567217260-UOJOHJA1V8YW9OOX1DTU/IMG_20200419_110455.jpg Personal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601567489709-7EE6YZH9SWOQ0LCXI22L/IMG_20200902_123324.jpg Personal https://www.russellchander.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-04-15 https://www.russellchander.com/careernni daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601735083440-RGV000WSSWH74HJAY4FI/IMG_1238.JPG My career at NNI - Career Highlights Involved in study design and coordination of investigator-initiated trials, and in administration of study procedures in pharmaceutical clinical trials Various research projects on dementia, healthy aging, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and autoimmune encephalitis Neuropsychological assessment Neuroimaging qualitative and volumetric analysis Mid-level statistical analysis in Stata and SPSS Assisting in drafting of abstracts and manuscripts for publication, and presentations in international conferences Some wet lab experience (biological sample preparation, genomic DNA extraction) Some volunteer involvement in dementia and brain health public awareness campaigns, and dementia caregiver support https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736203469-TTHMER6454WH27ZSSFE4/Screenshot_20200902-120814.jpg My career at NNI - Conferences Attended 3rd Singapore International Neurocognitive Symposium – 5-6 April 2013; Singapore National Neuroscience Institute Research Day – 19 July 2013; Singapore 2014 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference – 12-17 July 2014; Copenhagen, Denmark 2014 SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress 2014 – 5-6 September 2014; Singapore SingHealth Duke-NUS Neuroscience ACP Research Day – 6 February 2015; Singapore 4th Singapore International Neurocognitive Symposium – 27-28 May 2015; Singapore 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference – 18-23 July 2015; Washington D.C., USA SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress 2016 – 23-24 September 2016; Singapore 5th Singapore International Neurocognitive Symposium – 16-18 March 2017; Singapore 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference – 16-20 July 2017; London, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601737769581-OR4BQBEALA0087HBN4YZ/IMG_9004.jpg My career at NNI - My publications While at NNI, I was involved in numerous publications on cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease, ischemic stroke, and other neurological conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736023078-AKWB94JO84CV55LBVGH4/IMG_1124.jpg My career at NNI - Research Projects Investigator-initiated studies The influence of small vessel cerebrovascular lesions on cognition and tau in Parkinson’s disease [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2013 – 2014] Main protocol administrator Data collection and analysis – cognitive and neuroimaging The frequency of anti-NMDA receptor and anti-VGKC encephalitides in patients presenting with first-episode psychosis [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2013 – 2014] - Main protocol administrator Data collection – cognitive Multimodal connectome analysis for differentiating subtypes within early-stage dementia and mild cognitive impairment [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2013 – 2016] Main protocol administrator Data collection and analysis – cognitive and neuroimaging PAWS - Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and impact of White matter disease Study [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2014 – present] - Data collection and analysis – cognitive and neuroimaging (2014 – 2018) Collaborator (2018 – present) Correlation of cognition profile and cerebral ischemia among stroke patients attending National Neuroscience Institute outpatient clinics – The Singapore Ischemic Stroke Cognitive Outcomes (SISCO) study [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2013 – present] Main protocol administrator (2013 – 2018) Data collection and analysis – neuroimaging visual rating (2013 – 2018) Collaborator (2018 – present) Study to elucidate the influence of neuroinflammation including “Damage Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs)” in the sundrome of Alzheimer’s disease with small vessel cerebrovascular disease (AD+svCVD) [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2014 – 2018] Data collection – cognitive Singapore YouNg dementia Cohort (SYNC) study: Clinical, pathophysiological, and economic cost characterization [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2015 – present] Data collection and analysis – cognitive and neuroimaging (2015 – 2018) Neuropsychological reports and case presentations (2015 – 2018) Collaborator (2018 – present) Subjective cognitive decline and objective cognitive deficits in Singaporean community elderly [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2015 – present] Main protocol administrator (2015 – 2018) Data collection - cognitive (2018 – present) STROKOG international consortium of longitudinal studies of cognitive disorders following stroke [University of New South Wales; 2016 – present] Study site coordinator (National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2016 – 2018) Collaborator (2018 – present) Clinical effects and pathophysiology of vitamin deficiency in neurocognitive disorders: The Vitamins, brain Imaging, and Cognition - Singapore Study (VICSS) [National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; 2017 – present] Main protocol administrator (2017 – 2018) Collaborator (2018 – present) Clinical trials Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel-group, 12-month safety and efficacy trial of leuco-methylthioninium bis(hydromethanesulfonate) in subjects with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) [TauRx Therapeutics] Unblinded rater Randomized, double-bling, placebo controlled, parallel-group, 12-month trial of leuco-methylthioninium bis(hydromethanesulfonate) in subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease study: Phase 3 [TauRx Therapeutics] Unblinded rater An open-label extension study of the effects of leuco-methylthioninium bis(hydromethanesulfonate) in subjects with Alzheimer's disease or behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia [TauRx Therapeutics] Unblinded rater Randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of Lu AE58054 in patients with mild-moderate Alzheimers disease treated with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor; Study 3 [Lundbeck] Unblinded rater Open-label trial of rivastigmine patch in subjects with mild to moderate stage Alzheimer's disease having coexisting small-vessel cerebrovascular disease [Novartis] Unblinded rater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736287436-G79FXI5S5KI0W6V64W2K/IMG_2683.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736645382-X2Q0ZK7MU5VFPA3JRV76/IMG_2373.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736657007-7RHKXUL7GU2YU6K0YYCI/IMG_2376.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736655907-FFBVEUDY94FEUCBJ2USD/IMG_2422.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736654247-SEJ75R4JCJI4RC362RAP/IMG_2848.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736653120-4L05HUOYUQACEMBBMWII/IMG_5883.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736654535-XI3GIPXJU2GBJR7MXYD0/IMG_6087.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736664943-DVOKTP5OCU2DCMX6XMN3/IMG_6250.JPG My career at NNI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601736661132-8M2EI8D6WD2WARG6P1LA/IMG_7803.JPG My career at NNI https://www.russellchander.com/my-career-at-unsw daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601739928080-DK4HJ16I1800RCWOFNT0/IMG_20191201_225928.jpg My career at UNSW - PhD Candidature Highlights Research area: Risk Factors and Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia Main thesis topic: Social cognition in older adults Topics of interest: correlations of social cognition with genetics, hormonal and neuroimaging markers, and development of cognitive decline Secondary topics of interest: trajectory of cognition from young-old to oldest-old, subjective cognitive decline, predictors of cognitive decline in the elderly, factors associated with successful ageing and longevity Supervisors: Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev (UNSW), Professor Julie Henry (UQ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601739900398-BG1IAX7THYP1FVKRB2SF/PXL_20200928_051833676.jpg My career at UNSW - Research Assistant Role Student assistant to Data Manager at CHeBA Data processing, cleaning, and clarifications for ongoing CHeBA research studies Research assistant in the Maintain Your Brain trial Technical support for trial participants in trial-related activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740280305-QJBWHKK4MWSIAIAPUDGJ/IMG_20190925_085606.jpg My career at UNSW - Conferences Attended 2018 Organization of Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting – 17-21 June 2018; Singapore. 13th GeneMappers Conference – 29-31 August 2018; Noosa Heads QLD, Australia. 2nd International ‘Living To 100’ Conference – 7-8 September 2018; Sydney NSW, Australia 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Satellite Symposium – 25-27 September 2019; Sydney NSW, Australia. 2019 Organization of Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Australian Chapter Annual Meeting – 16-18 October 2019; Newcastle NSW, Australia. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting – 13-17 November; Austin TX, USA. 14th GeneMappers Conference – 20-22 November 2019; Manly NSW, Australia. Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) 2019 Conference – 27-29 November 2019; Melbourne VIC, Australia. 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference – 27-31 July 2020 [virtual event]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740152489-U3ND5P4A16GPS2DZIMXA/IMG_20191122_132328.jpg My career at UNSW - My publications My main publication focus at UNSW revolves around my PhD thesis on social cognition in older adults, among other side projects on neurocognition in older adults. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601741486900-WTSX4V4ATU32RR6VRRTS/IMG_20191117_125034.jpg My career at UNSW - Research Projects Investigator-initiated studies STROKOG international consortium of longitudinal studies of cognitive disorders following stroke [University of New South Wales; 2016 – present] Study site coordinator (National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore) Collaborator Social Cognitive Ageing [University of Queensland; 2018 – present] PhD student (University of New South Wales) Sydney Memory and Ageing Study [University of New South Wales; 2018 – present] PhD student Sydney Centenarian Study [University of New South Wales; 2018 – present] PhD student Older Australian Twins Study [University of New South Wales; 2018 – present] PhD student Clinical trials Maintain Your Brain trial [Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing] Research assistant (casual) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740809786-I9Q8I9867C24UUU9OQ7M/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200528101833328_COVER%7E2.jpg My career at UNSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740694246-6B8ARWF6AFLDG54Y54WM/IMG_20181206_180542.jpg My career at UNSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740810619-NPWGUAG36WYF1G0AQICK/IMG_20190925_085606.jpg My career at UNSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740699582-L5DRO1RGB3ZYT99QOQD2/IMG_20191201_225928.jpg My career at UNSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601740771686-IHL3LCK65DUPFEB3K4GH/PXL_20200927_235314023+%281%29.jpg My career at UNSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ef7398a10a1105ca9b849/1601741567777-U5L3P1A948G7RH7BU1GZ/IMG_20200116_174228.jpg My career at UNSW