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

2024, 01 Nov

Low-Dose Morphine Does Not Cause Sleepiness in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202310-1780OC

2024, 11 Sep

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

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.09.24312921

2024, 08 Aug

Power-law properties of nocturnal arrhythmia avalanches

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/d74692cb-5e8e-499f-94a2-86796376e988

2024 Aug

Healthy lifestyle is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease, depression and mortality in people at elevated risk of sleep apnea

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14069

2024 Aug

Power-Law Properties of Nocturnal Arrhythmia Avalanches

View full other on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/877045a4-38b3-44fc-8eba-95d01c68513a

2024, 27 Jun

A circadian-informed lighting intervention accelerates circadian adjustment to a night work schedule in a submarine lighting environment

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/642572f7-2038-4793-bc2d-953bf5354b72

2024 May

Content Comparison of Quality-of-Life Instruments Used in Economic Evaluations of Sleep Disorder Interventions

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/c41651e3-4346-4422-a9c0-35f8e7ed048c

2024 May

Effects of the antipsychotic quetiapine on sleep and breathing: a review of clinical findings and potential mechanisms

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14051

2024 May

Prevalence, severity and impacts of breathlessness in Indian adults

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/a96c5e14-9cc7-4748-9384-ba44fc44dbdb

2024, 01 Mar

A novel TASK channel antagonist nasal spray reduces sleep apnea severity in physiological responders: a randomized, blinded, trial

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00541.2023

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