Australian Veterans Brain Bank

The Australian Veterans Brain Bank is an accredited biobank dedicated to research on disorders of the brain in Australian Defence Force Veterans, especially those who have suffered repeated head injuries.

Military service comes with an increased risk of head injuries from combat training, active service and blast exposure. It is only recently that this has been recognised as increasing the risk of brain diseases that affect the long-term health of veterans – and as yet, we don’t understand nearly enough.

Our mission is to understand the range of traumatic brain injuries and their effects in Australian veterans. We use expert diagnostic neuropathology, coupled with research, to discover how repetitive head injury from blast overpressure injuries, concussions and other traumas affect Veterans’ brains.

Our vision is for Australia to be a nation that recognises and acts on brain disorders acquired during military service. We provide help and advocacy for those individuals and families affected. We are working to achieve our vision through:

1. Educating the public and medical practitioners
2. Connecting affected families to create a support network
3. Facilitating world class research through our brain donor program

We need your support to continue with this vital work. Please consider donating