About Us

At BEST, we are internationally recognised leaders in breathing, exercise and sleep research in neuromuscular disease.

Led by Professor David Berlowitz, our team includes clinicians, researchers and graduate students across physiotherapy, speech pathology, data science, occupational therapy, exercise science, sleep science and nursing.

We are committed to building clinical research capacity and fostering collaborations with local and international research groups. Our clinical research capacity has grown from our foundational partnership with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service at Austin Health led by Professor Mark Howard.

We provide formal and informal mentorship, research supervision and career development across clinical and academic settings. Our research group has delivered 24 clinical intervention trials in five countries and secured over AU$42 million in competitive funding. Read more about  Our Impact.