Prof

Danny Eckert

Current Appointments

Principal Research Scientist (Honorary)

Associate Professor, UNSW R.D. Wright Fellow, NHMRC

Key Research Areas

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Professor Danny Eckert has been actively involved in human sleep and respiratory physiology research since 2001. In 2006, he completed his PhD at the University of Adelaide, based at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. He was awarded the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Allen and Hanburys Respiratory Research Fellowship, followed by an NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship to pursue postdoctoral studies.

After three years of postdoctoral training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, he was promoted to Faculty as Assistant Professor. In late 2011 Assoc Prof Eckert returned to Australia to establish a comprehensive sleep and respiratory physiology research program at NeuRA. His dedicated team continues to advance knowledge into the causes of sleep apnoea and develop new treatments. He currently serves on the board of the Australasian Sleep Association, the peak profession body and is Chair of the Research Committee.

Publications

2025 Dec

Characterisation of nocturnal arrhythmia avalanche dynamics: Insights from generalised linear model analysis

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14465

2025 Dec

Performance evaluation of an under‐mattress sleep sensor versus polysomnography in > 400 nights with healthy and unhealthy sleep

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14480

2025, 25 Nov

A mobile-based daily check-in approach to monitor patient reported outcomes in obstructive sleep apnoea: Results from a six-month home-based observation study

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf086

2025 Nov

Rising prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea during night-time heatwaves across Europe

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01631-2025

2025 Oct

What Do Australians Eat? A Systematic Review of Dietary Patterns and Adverse Health Outcomes

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/547abfcf-3266-4bec-a053-dcbffefc92c6

2025, 10 Sep

Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and management in First Nations communities

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/f0d0ba3e-d15b-4a3b-8ca6-60bc7e1ec75f

2025 Sep

Research Priorities for Translating Endophenotyping of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea to the Clinic

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/d1a79191-a174-4f01-9e63-f3d9ed4629c8

2025 Sep

Variations in sleep duration and timing

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/ac56669e-aa3b-4e4a-980f-0b456b6120fd

2025, 13 Aug

“Social Apnea”: Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Exacerbated on Weekends

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202505-1184RL

2025 Aug

A novel method to separate circadian from non-circadian masking effects to enhance estimation of circadian timing and amplitude from core body temperature

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/136457e5-d760-4c61-9db0-88e1178da60f

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