ProfessorMichael John Griffiths

Active Grants:

Australia 

NSW Health PRSP Stream 3 Maternity and the first 2000 days; Co-I, total funding Aus$4 Million 2026-2030

UK 

MRC: TRIM test study Chief Investigator £1.158 Million (supplement) 2024-2027

NIHR: BRaiNS TBI 2025-2028 £3.03 Million; Co-investigator (Paediatric lead)

MRC: TBI Reporter study 2023-2028 £8.9 Million; Co-investigator (Paediatric lead)

Publications:

I have published >100 research articles (>5200 citations; h-index 39), including peer-reviewed articles in Lancet (x2), Lancet Global Health (x3) Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, Lancet Infectious Disease and Lancet Neurology(x2), Nature Medicine and Acta Neuropathologica.

‪Michael J Griffiths‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

Research Interests:

My main research aim is to improve diagnosis, treatment and management of infection and brain damage, with a focus on brain infections and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children (and adults) in multiple populations across the globe. 

My research Interests lie on the host responses to severe infection and inflammation, particularly neurological insults, with a focus on identifying diagnostic and prognostic markers as well as to better understand the role of host and pathogen responses in determining the outcome of brain infections and brain damage. 

I use transcriptomic and proteomic approaches to explore these responses, both in patient populations and brain infection models.