Dr Gabrielle Briggs is the lead scientist working with the Trauma Service at the John Hunter Hospital and manages the Surgical Sciences Laboratory.

Her research revolves around the complications and pathophysiology of severely injured patients, including coagulopathy, traumatic brain injury, sepsis, bone and joint infections, blood transfusions and tissue regeneration.

A theme to Dr Briggs’ research is working with clinicians to understand the problems they face, and applying her laboratory skills and biomedical knowledge to create novel, innovative solutions that can be translated to a real-world impact.

Some examples of her research projects include:
Development of a novel diagnostic test for rapid bacterial detection in sepsis and joint infection
Biomarker discovery for predicting outcome in traumatic brain injury
Novel biologicals for tissue regeneration
Novel approaches in transfusion medicine