Lene Seidler

Lene Seidler is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) within the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. She leads the NextGen Evidence Synthesis team and serves as a Research Associate for the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry and Co-Convenor for the Cochrane Prospective Meta-Analysis Group. Her work focuses on systematic reviews, methods development, and individual participant data (IPD), with clinical expertise in obesity and neonatology. She leads international collaborations like iCOMP and TOPCHILD.

Education: PhD, MSc, BSc from institutions including the University of Edinburgh and Humboldt University Berlin.

Research Interests: Lene's research addresses systematic review methodologies, IPD analysis, and clinical trial design. Her work spans obesity prevention, neonatal care, and evidence-based interventions. She emphasizes translational research to inform policy and practice.

Articles: Her recent work includes studies on cord management strategies for preterm infants, eating disorder risks in weight management, and data-sharing policies. These contributions advance clinical practices in neonatology and public health.

Awards: She received the Australasian Epidemiological Association Early Career Researcher Award for her methodological contributions.

Grants & Advising: Leads grants like the 'NextGen evidence synthesis' and advises students on topics like eating disorder prevalence and data-sharing in health research. Collaborations include the EPOCH and TOPCHILD initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Active in the CTC's NextGen Evidence Synthesis team, and global networks like the Cochrane Collaboration and iCOMP/TOPCHILD groups.