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Lucette Cysique
Neuropsychologist at UNSW Asia
Lucette Cysique is an Associate Professor and Neuropsychologist at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia.12 She is a cross-disciplinary neuropsychologist with extensive neuroimaging training and long-term experience with neuro-, viral, and immune biomarkers.35
Dr. Cysique leads a research program focusing on neurocognitive complications in major infectious diseases, particularly COVID-19 and HIV, as well as their main comorbidities such as brain pathological aging, cardiovascular diseases, and depressive disorders.5 She holds a position in the Viral Immunology Systems Program at the Kirby Institute, where she oversees the Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies (APPRISE) Long COVID Initiative.5
Some key points about Dr. Cysique's background and work include:
- Education: She holds a BA Hons in Psychology, MA in Neurosciences, MA in Neuropsychology, and a PhD in Neuropsychology.1
- Research interests: Modeling neurocognitive and brain changes based on chronic infectious conditions, quantitative neuropsychology methods, and cross-cultural neuropsychology.1
- Leadership roles: She has led research on more than 40 national and international cohort studies/trials as a neuropsychology or neuroimaging leader.5
- International recognition: Dr. Cysique served as Chair of the NeuroCOVID International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Special Interest Group (SIG).14
Dr. Cysique has made significant contributions to the field of neuropsychology, particularly in the areas of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and, more recently, long COVID.45





