Sharna Jamadar

Sharna Jamadar is an Associate Professor (Research) and NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health & Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University. She leads the Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab, focusing on how life experiences, particularly parenthood and aging, influence brain function and resilience. Her work integrates multimodal neuroimaging techniques such as PET, fMRI, EEG, and eye-tracking to study brain connectivity and metabolic efficiency.

Research & Grants: She has secured over $12M in grants from ARC and NHMRC. Her lab pioneered simultaneous PET/MR imaging, enabling high-resolution mapping of brain function and metabolism. Key projects include investigating Alzheimer's disease interventions and the neuroscience of parenthood.

Awards & Recognition: Awards include the ACNS Young Investigator Award (2023), Distinguished Early Career Contribution (2018), and Superstars of STEM (2018). She participates in leadership programs like ATSE Elevate Leaders (2023).

Service & Advocacy: Serves on the Australian Academy of Science Equity & Diversity Group, co-founded Australasian Women in Neuroscience Network, and contributes to over 200 media pieces (BBC, New Scientist, etc.).

Lab & Collaborations: The Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab collaborates globally, focusing on healthy aging, brain metabolic efficiency, and parenthood's cognitive impacts. Projects include studying Alzheimer's interventions and sleep disruption in neurodegeneration.