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Biography
Heidi Hillebrandt is a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Sciences supervised by Professor Ralph Martins and Dr Cintia Botelho Dias. Her research focuses on exploring if medium-chain triglyceride (mct) oil can provide enough energy to the brain efficiently to prevent or delay the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
In addition to her PhD research, Heidi works as a research assistant on other projects for the CoMBAT-AD team.
She also holds a Bachelor of Science in rehabilitation psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and a Master of Philosophy in exercise and sport science from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Education/Academic qualification
Exercise & Sport Science, MPhil, The effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive cycle on body composition, University of Newcastle
Rehabilitation Psychology, BSc, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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The AUstralian-Multidomain Approach to Reduce Dementia Risk by PrOtecting Brain Health With Lifestyle Intervention
Fuller, S., Shah, T., Martins, R., Botelho Dias, C., Sohrabi, H., Chatterjee, P. & Hillebrandt, H.
1/01/20 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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AU-ARROW: The AUstralian-Multidomain Approach to Reduce Dementia Risk by PrOtecting Brain Health With Lifestyle Intervention
Shah, T., Botelho Dias, C. & Hillebrandt, H.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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COAD-P002: Examine the Effects of CocoMCT® on Clinical Factors Related to Health, Cognition, Quality of Life and Alzheimer's Disease: Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Feeding Interventional Trial
Botelho Dias, C. & Hillebrandt, H.
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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COAD-P001: Examine the Effect of CocoMCT® on Clinical Factors Related to Health, Cognition, Quality of Life and Alzheimer's Disease- Tolerance Study
Botelho Dias, C. & Hillebrandt, H.
1/09/18 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
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Ketone bodies mediate alterations in brain energy metabolism and biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease
Ramezani, M., Fernando, M., Eslick, S., Asih, P. R., Shadfar, S., Bandara, E. M. S., Hillebrandt, H., Meghwar, S., Shahriari, M., Chatterjee, P., Thota, R., Dias, C. B., Garg, M. L. & Martins, R. N., 16 Nov 2023, In: Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17, p. 1-14 14 p., 1297984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Medium-chain fatty acids for the prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Castro, C. B., Dias, C. B., Hillebrandt, H., Sohrabi, H. R., Chatterjee, P., Shah, T. M., Fuller, S. J., Garg, M. L. & Martins, R. N., 1 Sept 2023, In: Nutrition Reviews. 81, 9, p. 1144-1162 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Multi-domain interventions for dementia prevention: a systematic review
Castro, C. B., Costa, L. M., Dias, C. B., Chen, J., Hillebrandt, H., Gardener, S. L., Brown, B. M., Loo, R. L., Garg, M. L., Rainey-Smith, S. R., Martins, R. N. & Sohrabi, H. R., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 27, 12, p. 1271-1280 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Stress and coping in older Australians during COVID-19: health, service utilization, grandparenting, and technology use
Strutt, P., Johnco, C. J., Chen, J., Muir, C., Maurice, O., Dawes, P., Siette, J., Botelho Dias, C., Hillebrandt, H. & Wuthrich, V., 1 Jan 2022, In: Clinical Gerontologist. 45, 1, p. 106-119 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term relapse rates after cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety and depressive disorders among older adults: a follow-up study during COVID-19
Johnco, C. J., Chen, J. T. H., Muir, C., Strutt, P., Dawes, P., Siette, J., Botelho Dias, C., Hillebrandt, H., Maurice, O. & Wuthrich, V., 15 Jun 2021, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 40, 2, p. 208-212 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNIPRS)
Hillebrandt, Heidi (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction
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University of Newcastle Research Scholarship Central 50:50 (UNRSC 50:50)
Hillebrandt, Heidi (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction