Danny Eckert
Current Appointments
Principal Research Scientist (Honorary)Key Research Areas
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 Dec
Aligning obstructive sleep apnoea care with underlying drivers
View full other on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/7883beac-c56e-4ed2-86b7-9ca217a838f5
2026 Dec
Multi night digital assessment of sleep disordered breathing is associated with accelerated vascular aging
View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/f29f38eb-d933-4aa7-a599-69389ea66370
2026, 02 Sep
Towards a Wearable Polysomnography Approach: A Dataset of Key Physiology and Body Position Metrics Validated Against In-Laboratory Polysomnography
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.3390/sci8090233
2026, 13 Aug
Impact of respiratory muscle training on sleep disordered breathing in people with tetraplegia: a sub-analysis of a randomised controlled trial
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-026-01252-8
2026, 13 Aug
The Effects of Nasal and Multi-Level Upper Airway Surgery on Upper Airway Collapsibility and Non-Anatomical Endotypes in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnoea—A Pilot Study
View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/af216424-665d-4170-aed0-ec0465fe5b00
2026, 05 Aug
Chronic Sleep Irregularity Is Common, Persistent, and Associated With Poorer Sleep Health
View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/a5469563-4535-407f-9fd8-30879faf2fda
2026 Aug
Sweet dreams at home
View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/a4fbb7d5-6f9b-4f32-957e-d58c8665434d
2026, 10 Jul
Low-Dose CO2 Inhalation to Improve Oxygenation and Exercise Capacity at High Altitude
View full journal-article on https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/publications/b3cec2f2-1612-4b17-8d99-c2a45da5b087
2026, 08 Jul
A systematic review of obstructive sleep apnea in Indigenous peoples worldwide
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpag080
2026 Jul
Differential associations of high ambient temperatures with sleep apnoea and snoring
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00309-2026
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