Dr Tessa Helman
Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr Tessa Helman

BBiomedSc (Honours), PhD

Medicine & Health
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing

Dr Tessa Helman is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). She received her PhD, investigating the sex-specific mechanisms of modern psychological stress-related diseases, from Griffith University (QLD, Australia) in 2022. She is interested in understanding the factors that contribute to normal cognitive ageing and development of age-related diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, in order to promote healthy ageing and prolong wellness in older age groups.

  • Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Importance of NAD+ Anabolism in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Disorders', Drugs and Aging, 40, pp. 33 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40266-022-00989-0