Dr Bastien Lechat

Senior Research Fellow

College of Medicine and Public Health

place Mark Oliphant Building
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Dr Bastien Lechat is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (EL1), Senior Research Fellow, and leads a research program on technological innovations for Sleep Health at Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI). He has proven expertise in the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders through innovative integration of artificial intelligence, big data analytics, digital health and minimally invasive wearable technologies – and is driven by a strong commitment to making innovative sleep health solutions accessible to everyone.

Qualifications

2018 – 2021  Doctor of Philosophy. Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University

2014 – 2017  B.Eng Engineering Science/Acoustics, Université du Maine, France

Honours, awards and grants

2025     James B. Skatrud New Investigator Award, American Thoracic Society Conference 2025 (San Francisco)

2025     ERS Young Scientist sponsorship, European Respiratory Society Congress 2025 (Amsterdam)

2025     International Trainee Award, American Thoracic Society Conference 2025 (San Francisco)

2024     Abstract Scholarship, American Thoracic Society Conference 2024 (San Diego)

2023     Early Career Researcher Award, College of Medicine and Public health, Flinders University

2023     Vice Chancellor Early Career Researcher Award

2023     International Sleep and Breathing New Investigator Award, Auckland, 2023

2023     American Academy of Sleep Medicine Merit Award, SLEEP 2023, Indianapolis

2022     Helen Bearpark Memorial Scholarship, Australasian Sleep Association

2021     Emerging Research Leader Award, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University

2021     Best poster award, Emerging Leader showcase, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University

2021     PhD/Postdoctoral Award, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University

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