Prof

Danny Eckert

Current Appointments

Principal Research Scientist (Honorary)

Associate Professor, UNSW R.D. Wright Fellow, NHMRC

Key Research Areas

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Professor Danny Eckert has been actively involved in human sleep and respiratory physiology research since 2001. In 2006, he completed his PhD at the University of Adelaide, based at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. He was awarded the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Allen and Hanburys Respiratory Research Fellowship, followed by an NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship to pursue postdoctoral studies.

After three years of postdoctoral training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, he was promoted to Faculty as Assistant Professor. In late 2011 Assoc Prof Eckert returned to Australia to establish a comprehensive sleep and respiratory physiology research program at NeuRA. His dedicated team continues to advance knowledge into the causes of sleep apnoea and develop new treatments. He currently serves on the board of the Australasian Sleep Association, the peak profession body and is Chair of the Research Committee.

Publications

2026, 19 Apr

Differential genioglossus muscle responses to changes in breathing route in awake people with and without obstructive sleep apnea

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00588.2025

2026, 10 Apr

Quetiapine modestly improves sleep and breathing but impairs next day performance in people with OSA and difficulty maintaining sleep: A randomized controlled trial

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/annalsats/aaoag092

2026, 01 Apr

Continuous positive airway pressure reduces nocturnal arrhythmia avalanche burden in obstructive sleep apnea

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/4c78ea9b-dc6b-4ee1-8716-3d934ea949bd

2026 Apr

High night-to-night variability in ambient temperature is associated with increased sleep timing irregularity

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/bfb4dae8-8de2-4e41-82db-985f1a36d28d

2026 Feb

A Comparative Study of Polysomnography‐Derived Sleep Disturbance in People Living With Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Matched Controls From the General Population

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70075

2026 Feb

Developments in Pharmacotherapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Unlocking the Potential for Targeted Treatment

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1007/s40265-025-02268-9

2026 Jan

Effect of Novel Hypoglossal Stimulation on Airflow and Airway Collapsibility in OSA

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/031307e3-1107-4dcf-a435-e8459a1f29f1

2025, 16 Dec

The Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyle on the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the State of Qatar

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/c70d8495-73b8-42ec-82cf-824c6f982265

2025, 08 Dec

Bidirectional associations between sleep and physical activity investigated using large-scale objective monitoring data

View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/95fdd35d-1cd3-464d-9283-1a7cbe47953b

2025 Dec

Characterisation of nocturnal arrhythmia avalanche dynamics: Insights from generalised linear model analysis

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14465

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