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| Dr Lauren Nisbet |
Dr Nisbet has been selected by the World Association of
Sleep Medicine to receive the Elio Lugaresi Award for Education at the opening
ceremony of the World Congress of Sleep Medicine next month in Seoul, Korea.
The prestigious award is given to an early career researcher
for an outstanding publication (the best original young investigator paper) in
the affiliated peer-reviewed journal Sleep Medicine.
“This paper was important because we demonstrated a
substantial cardiovascular surge immediately following both full airway
obstruction (obstructive apnoeas) and partial airway obstruction (hypopnoeas) in
preschool-age children,” said Dr Nisbet.
“This highlights the potential for cardiovascular risk in
this population which is all the more important as hypopnoeas account for the
majority of paediatric respiratory events, and sleep disordered breathing is
most prevalent at preschool age.”
Dr Nisbet receives complementary conference registration and
US$1000 as her award.
“I am thrilled to be acknowledged at an international
conference and for my work to be recognised at such a high level, and I am
incredibly grateful for the opportunity to attend,” added Dr Nisbet.
“Conferences form a key part of a researcher's work, as they
are an opportunity to present your findings, hear new research results, further
your learning, and meet and network with scientists and clinicians from around
the world.”
Having completed her medical degree and PhD at Monash
University, Dr Nisbet is currently pursuing a career in paediatrics and would
ultimately like to work as a clinician-scientist.
She was only the third MBBS student to complete a Bachelor
of Medical Science and continue on to graduate with MBBS/PhD at Monash
University.
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