DrWei-Peng Teo

1. Brain boost coup: Mental stimulation aids Parkinsons sufferers. Published in the Herald Sun and Adelaide Advertiser on the 26th April 2016.

Dr Teo is currently a member of the following organisations:

1. National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

2. Exercise is Medicine Singapore (EIMS)

GRANTS

Fellowship

1. Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Virtual reality gaming and transcranial direct current stimulation to improve functional capacity in people with Parkinsons disease: a double-blinded randomised controlled trial. Teo WP. 2016 (AUD$160,000 across 2 years)

Research grants

1. The Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant. An innovative STRoke Interactive Virtual thErapy (STRIVE) online platform for community-dwelling stroke survivors: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and user preferences in a community setting. Teo WP., Johnson L., Muthalib M. & Bird ML. 2017 ($75,000)

2. Alzheimers Australia Project Grant. Exploration of the associations between cognitive performance, gait and physical performance in community-dwelling older adults and people with Alzheimers disease. Rantalainen T., Macpherson H. & Teo WP. 2017 ($50,000)

3. Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Seed Fund. Can short-term aerobic or resistance exercise improve cognitive and neurophysiological function? Teo WP., Hendy AM. & MacPherson H. 2016 (AUD$34,286.60)

4. Deakin University Central Research Grant Scheme. Evidence for shared neurobiology between Parkinsons disease and autism spectrum disorders. Teo WP., Rantalainen T., Hendy AM., MacPherson H., Duckham RL., Enticott PG. & Rinehart N. 2015 (AUD$21,000)

5. Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Seed Fund. Combined virtual reality gaming and non-invasive brain stimulation for upper-arm stroke rehabilitation: a pilot study. Teo WP., MacPherson H. & Hendy A. 2015 (AUD$20,000)

6. The Myositis Association- Australia Inc. The Effect of Functional and Resistance Training Exercise in people with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Johnson L., Polman R., Teo WP. & Day T. 2015 (AUD$15,000)

7. Deakin University Central Research Grant Scheme. Concurrent strength training and transcranial stimulation to improve gait and balance in idiopathic Parkinsons disease Teo WP., Rantalainen T., Johnson L., Muthalib M. & Kidgell DJ. 2015 (AUD$21,000)

8. National Stroke Foundation Small Projects Grant. Combined bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation and functional training for stroke rehabilitation Teo WP. & Kidgell DJ. 2013 (AUD$19,477)

9. CQUniversity Research Infrastructure Grants Scheme. "A mobile gambling platform to enhance funded research", Rockloff M., Donaldson P., Browne M., Langham E., Li E. & Teo WP. 2013 (AUD$39,817).

Invited conference presentations:

1. Sports Medicine Association Singapore. Effects of exercise on cognition: how can we optimise brain health as we age. 7th May 2016

2. Booronia Stroke Support Group. Using commercially-available virtual games to support stroke rehabilitation in the home setting. 15th Sept 2015

3. Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Non-invasive brain stimulation and exercise in neurorehabilitation: evidence from healthy subjects. 30th Aug 2015

4. Movement 2 Health (M2H) laboratory, University of Montpellier. Using technology to augment stroke rehabilitation. 4th June 2015

Conference presentations

1. Teo WP. Muthalib M, Colier W. Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a means to measure brain activity during neurorehabilitation. 16th World Congress of Active Ageing, 28th June 2016, Melbourne

2. Teo WP, Muthalib M, Frazer A, Hendy A, Goodwill A, Perrey S. Ipsilateral M1 transcranial direct current stimulation increases excitability of the contralateral M1 during an active motor task: implications for stroke rehabilitation. 30th Congres de Societe Francaise de Medicine Physique et de Readaptation (SOFMER), 8th October 2015, Montpellier France.