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Email

hdaykin@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Assistant
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Education
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-1392-9479

Ms Heather Daykin

Research Assistant
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology

12 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    PS19 mouse tauopathy is associated with sex-dependent sleep loss and hyperarousal, and predicts cognitive performance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2025.12.001
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Locus coeruleus inhibition in tau transgenic mice to treat neuropsychiatric and sleep disturbances in Alzheimer’s disease
    DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.107597
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Orexin receptor antagonism rescues sleep and improves anxiety in tau-transgenic mice, but only improves cognition sex-dependently
    DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106923
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Characterization of locus coeruleus neuronal properties with aging in two mouse models of tauopathy
    DOI: 10.1177/13872877251393515
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    32. Orexin 1 Receptor Antagonism Exacerbates Sleep Deficits and Reduces Anxiety in a Tau Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2025.04.034
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Orexin 2 receptor antagonism sex-dependently improves sleep/wakefulness and cognitive performance in tau transgenic mice
    DOI: 10.1111/bph.16212
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Altered EEG power spectrum, but not sleep-wake architecture, in HCN1 knockout mice
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114105
Heather Daykin

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2022

    Journal article

    Differential sleep/wake response and sex differences following acute suvorexant, MK-1064 and zolpidem administration in the rTg4510 mouse model of tauopathy
    DOI: 10.1111/bph.15813
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Manipulation of rapid eye movement sleep via orexin and GABAAreceptor modulators differentially affects fear extinction in mice: Effect of stable versus disrupted circadian rhythm
    DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab068
  • 2019

    Conference Proceedings

    Delineating the influence of orexin 1 and 2 receptors on sleep architecture and aversive memory
    DOI: 10.1111/jsr.58_12912

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