Prof Jane Alty

Jane Alty is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Tasmania and a Neurologist at the Royal Hobart Hospital. She sub-specialises in cognitive neurology and movement disorders. She is the Director of the ISLAND Clinic in Tasmania, a one-stop state-wide clinic that provides an interdisciplinary cognitive assessment and diagnosis. She is also a lead investigator on the ISLAND Project, a 10-year public health initiative to reduce dementia risk, comprising ~14,000 participants.  Her research investigates Artificial Intelligence methods to detect the preclinical stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, funded through the NHMRC and MRFF.