DONG Yanhong

Dr. DONG Yanhong is an Assistant Professor at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies under the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on neurocognition, vascular cognitive impairment, and the heart-brain connection. She leads the Singapore National Medical Research Council-funded 'Heart-Brain Connection' translational research program and has received accolades such as the American Academy of Nursing Fellowship (2022).

Education:

• PhD (Medicine), UNSW Sydney (Australia)
• Master of Clinical Neuropsychology, Macquarie University (Australia)
• Bachelor of Nursing, University of Sydney (Australia)

Research Interests: Neurocognitive interventions, translational research in cognitive health, data science applications in nursing, and improving care for patients with heart failure and stroke-related impairments.

Key Awards:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2022)
• World Heart Federation Emerging Leader (2022)
• NMRC Transition Award (2017)

Grants & Projects:

• Heart-Brain Connection Translational Research Programme (NUS, 2023–2025)
• DiSaB-BISI Digital Brain Health Solution (NUS, 2022–2023)
• Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure (NMRC, 2017–2023)

Labs & Teams: Directs a multidisciplinary team including researchers like Dr. Jia Yuanxi and Claire Chang, focusing on cognitive interventions and clinical guideline development.