Lakshini Gunasekera

2025-10-19 07:05:05

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

PhD Candidate in Neurology, Monash University

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Dr Lakshini Gunasekera (BBMed, MD, FRACP) is a consultant neurologist and headache specialist. She is also the Deputy Director of the Multidisciplinary Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPRc) which is a research institute dedicated to improving women's brain health. Dr Gunasekera is actively involved in clinical research, has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, regularly presents at national and international conferences, is completing a PhD in headache medicine and supervises medical and research students. She has recently won a grant to investigate hormonal therapies for menstrually-related migraine, a well known issue affecting many women worldwide.

Experience

–present PhD Candidate in Neurology, Monash University

Education

2023 The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, ellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2016 The University of Melbourne, Doctor of Medicine
2012 The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Biomedicine

Grants and Contracts

2025 Hormonal therapies for menstrually related migraine Role: Chief Primary Investigator Funding Source: Victorian Government Catalyst Grant

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