Bruce Brew is Professor of Medicine (Neurology) University of New South Wales and University of Notre Dame, Director of the Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research and neurologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Sydney (MBBS Hons) and holds two higher degree doctorates – Doctorate of Medical Sciences from the University of Sydney and a Doctorate of Science from the University of New South Wales. He has a long standing interest in HIV neuropathogenesis particularly in relation to cognitive impairment at both clinical and basic science levels, and HIV related neurological complications in general. He has designed and participated in numerous clinical trials related to HIV brain disease and written over 400 papers and four books with approximately 16,000 citations (Scopus). He serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including AIDS, Lancet HIV and several societies including the International Society for Neurovirology. He was on the scientific committee for CROI for several years and continues to serve on the scientific committee for HIV and Aging. In 2015 he was awarded the Order of Australia for his services to Neurology. In 2018 he was elected President of the International Society for Neurovirology, only the second non-American to hold the position.
