Michael Griffiths Email & Phone Number

Westmead, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Westmead, Sydney

I am meeting with Paediatric researchers within Sydney Children's Hospital Network (SCHN) and Kids Research (KR) and in discussion with the Director for KR to begin to develop a centre that will complement and strengthen links with Westmead Children's Hospital, SCHN and KR for the future.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I am meeting with paediatric focused Clinical Academic Groups within Sydney Health Partners to discuss how the new centre could help their research and translation of findings.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

I am co-investigator on the UKRI funded TBI Reporter study led out of the University of Cambridge. This is UK wide research consortium establishing a platform to investigate the impact of Traumatic Brain Injury research across the life-course. I set-up and now co-lead one of only three Paediatric TBI studies (TREAT-ED study - run out of Alder-Hey.

Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom

As Principal Investigator on the TRanscripts Identifying Meningitis (TRIM) project, an international project working with academic, clinical and commercial partners to develop a novel transcript blood-based diagnostic to improve diagnosis of meningitis (a life-threatening infection of the brain), funded by the MRC_DPFS, I lead a collaboration with.

Jena, Germany

We are collaborating with Blink Dx, an exciting German based commercial diagnostic design and manufacturing company, to explore the potential of their novel coded beads and digital droplet PCR technology, to develop a single tube multiplex transcript based diagnostic for bacterial infection, as a potential extension to our TRIM project.

San Francisco Bay Area

One of my PhD students, Dr Geraint Sunderland, has been collaborating with Professor Michael Wilson, employing their groups highly innovative techniques for metagenomic next generation sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), to explore the potential pathogens in neurosurgical CSF samples from UK patients.

India

As a manager and co-investigator within Brain Infections Global, we collaborate with researchers, clinicians and allied staff, within NIMHANS and Christian Vellore Medical College, to improve detection and management of Brain (CNS) infections in India

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

As a manager and co-investigator within Brain Infections Global, I collaborate with clinicians and researchers in Rio de Janiero and Recife in Brazil, where we are working to improve detection and management of brain infections

Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi, Malawi

As principal supervisor on the Wellcome Trust funded Childhood Aetiology of Severe Encephalopathy (CHASE) clinical fellowship study, led by Dr Stephen Ray, Academic Clinical Lecturer at University of Oxford, we collaborate with the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome-Research Program. Together we are exploring the causes of severe febrile coma among Malawian children

Geneva, Switzerland

I helped develop and co-authored "The Defeating Meningitis by 2030; a global road map"I am also a member of their expert group on infection diagnostics, and co-author for a target product profile for a multi-pathogen diagnostics for future global use.

London

I am a freelance advisor and medical educator for the MRF. I have given educational talks to patients and families of meningitis sufferers I have advised on the usability of research tools, such as their highly informative Meningitis Tracker website

Denmark

As Principal/Chief Investigator on the TRanscripts Identifying Meningitis (TRIM) International study, funded by Medical Research Council (MRC) Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS), I lead collaboration with Aarlborg University Hospital. Through their Neuro-Infection research group, led by Professor Henrik Nielson, they are fantastic collaborators.

Netherlands

As Principal/Chief Investigator on the TRanscripts Identifying Meningitis (TRIM) International study, funded by Medical Research Council (MRC) Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS), I lead collaboration with Amsterdam University Medical Centre. Through their Neuro-Infection and Inflammation research group, co-led by Professor Matthijs Brouwer, they.

United Kingdom

I have been an educator, advisor, research supervisor and research collaborator for this important charity.I am currently a supervisor and collaborator on several ongoing international research projects.

Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

As principal investigator on the Diagnostic Improvement Meningitis and Encephalitis (DIME) funded by the MRC, UK and Indonesian government (2019-2023), and as PI for TRIM, we have worked with clinicians, laboratory staff and scientists at UGM and collaborating hospital and other sites, to develop tools and approaches to improve detection of CNS infections.

London Area, United Kingdom

I was a committee member and Paediatric Neurology specialist for NICE advising on the update on the "Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management"NICE guideline [NG240] Published: 19 March 2024

Liverpool

As Associate Director for Research, my role involved liaison with the Research Director and a team (composed of clinicians, allied health staff, researchers and managers) to help co-develop the research strategy, build partnerships, promote key research strengths and identify mechanisms to support researchers within the Alder Hey Children's Hospital..

London

I was research advisor, fellowship reviewer, and candidate interviewer on a UK wide clinical fellowship jointly funded by Action Medical Research (AMR) and British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA). AMR are the largest child focused UK research charity. This joint fellowship supports early career clinician scientists to pursue research in the field.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Belgium

I led a research project with Ugentec, a software company with expertise in analysing the digital output from thermocyclers. With their design team's support, we explored the development of a prototype custom analysis pathway, utilising their fast-finder software, to begin to interrogate multiple transcript markers.

Germany

As Principal Investigator for TRIM, I collaborated with Siemens Healthineers to help explore commercial opportunities of transcriptomic based diagnostics for infection management.

Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

As primary supervisor of a Wellcome Trust Funded Clinical Fellowship for Dr Hannah Brindle, I supported collaboration with Hanoi Medical University Hospital, where Hannah led a collaborative study of the epidemiology of CNS infections in Vietnam, with a focus on zoonotic infection.

Dphil, Medicine

I undertook a Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellowship 2000-2004 based in Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, (my DPhil supervised by the.

Post-Doctorate Research Fellow, Medicine

I undertook a Post-doctoral research position with Prof David Relman and Prof Patrick Brown in Stanford learning the skill of transcript.

Clinical Paediatric Neurology Specialist Training, Paediatric Neurology

I completed my Paediatric Neurology Clinical Specialist Training at Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust (linked to the University of.

Post Doctoral Research Placement, Medicine

I undertook a Wellcome Trust / University of Liverpool Clinical Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences. This fellowship included a fantastic.

Clinical Paediatric Neurology Training, Medicine

I undertook my Paediatric Neurology Clinical Specialist training in Newcastle General Hospital (linked to University of Newcastle). I.

Diploma In Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Global Health

Msc., Clinical Paediatrics

Bmedsci. Bm. Bs., Medicine