Dr Gabrielle Briggs is the lead scientist working in the Surgical Sciences Laboratory at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital.

Her research revolves around the complications and pathophysiology of severely injured and critically ill 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