Dr Alexander Bryson
MBBS, BMedSci, PhD, FRACP
Senior Research Fellow
Location
Parkville Campus
30 Royal Parade
Parkville Victoria 3052
Research group
Ion Channels and Human Diseases Group

Biography
Dr Bryson is a neurologist and epilepsy specialist, an NMHRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, and a group head within The Florey’s Epilepsy and Neurodevelopment Research Priority. He has research interests in the mechanisms of epileptogenesis and antiseizure treatments, and his previous work has combined multi-scale modelling, optical imaging and in vitro electrophysiology to explore the mechanisms of genetic forms of epilepsy.
Dr Bryson’s current research uses optical imaging, in vitro electrophysiology and in vivo models to investigate microcircuit dysfunction in epilepsy.
Career highlights
Current roles
- Senior Research Fellow, Ion Channel and Human Disease Group, The Florey
- Consultant Neurologist, Eastern Health, Austin Health
Awards and achievements
- 2025 – Brain Foundation Grants
- 2025 – Brain Australia Grant
- 2024 – NHMRC EL1 Investigator Grant
- 2023 – Australian Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2023 – Brain Australia grant
- 2023 – International Society of Neurochemistry trainee award
- 2022 – Brain Foundation grant
- 2022 – Craig Drummond PhD award
- 2021 – Mendelsohn PhD award
- 2021 – MRFF Innovative Therapies for Mental Illness grant
- 2019 – UCB clinical epilepsy scholarship
- 2018 – NHMRC postgraduate scholarship
- 2016 – Brain Foundation grant
