Dr. Bryce Vissel completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and then spent 10 years as a senior scientist at the Salk Institute in the United States. Dr. Vissel was recruited to Australia to establish and lead research on brain repair, with the assistance of the state government of New South Wales. He has received a number of awards, including the prestigious Fulbright Award, a Liebermann Award and a BIOFIRST Award.

Dr. Vissel is on the advisory boards of Alzheimer’s Australia, Parkinson’s New South Wales and SpinalCure Australia. He was a founder of the Spinal Cord Injury Network. Dr. Vissel also regularly appears in the media and has advised state and federal government, committees, ministers and industry.