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Bridgette Semple

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Bridgette Semple

Assoc Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-0491
20102025

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Biography

A/Prof. Semple has an established national and international reputation for excellence in neurotrauma research. Based on the Department of Neuroscience at Monash University’s School of Translational Medicine, she led the productive Paediatric Neurotrauma Group between 2018 and 2024, before scaling back the experimental work to allow for other activities. Her research program has focused on the fundamental neurobiology of traumatic brain injuries across the lifespan.

A/Prof. Semple has received substantial competitive fellowship and grant funding, totalling <$4.5M, from the NHMRC, US Department of Defense, Veski, American Australian Association, Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation, Monash University and Capstone Editing. She has a prolific publication track record in the fields of neurotrauma, epilepsy, social behaviour, and neuroinflammation, and she has sat on several journal editorial boards including Experimental Neurology and Neurotrauma Reports.

A/Prof. Semple has been active and engaged with the research community globally. She has served on the Executive Board for the International Neurotrauma Society, and was elected to the Council for the US National Neurotrauma Society (Vice-President-Elect 2022-23; past-Secretary, 2021-22). She was also a coordinating member of the Australasian Neurotrauma Workshop annual scientific conference and associated seminar series in 2022. In 2022, she was awarded the inaugural Mid-Career Excellence in Leadership Award from Monash University’s School of Translational Medicine Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) committee; and in 2023, she was awarded the Rosalind Franklin Award from the US National Neurotrauma Society for excellence in research, education and mentoring. 

Education/Academic qualification

Neuroscience, PhD, Monash University

Feb 2007 → Jun 2010

External positions

Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

1 Jan 2018 → …

Research area keywords

  • neuroinflammation
  • paediatric
  • traumatic brain injury
  • neurotrauma
  • animal models
  • epilepsy
  • social behaviour
  • Brain injury
  • seizures

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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  • Developing a Preclinical Model of Neonatal Inflicted Head Trauma to Improve Outcomes for Survivors

    Salberg, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Mychasiuk, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Semple, B. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    Project: Research

  • Chronic outcomes after early life brain injury: mechanisms, manifestation and modification

    Semple, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))

    Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation, Monash University – Internal School Contribution

    1/07/22 → 30/06/23

    Project: Research

  • An informatics approach to predict outcomes and monitor intervention efficacy following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

    Fitzgerald, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gabbe, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lannin, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vallmuur, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Curtis, K. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harrison, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Young, J. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Menon, D. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cullen, J. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Armstrong, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Eades, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cooper, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitzgerald, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Balogh, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fatovich, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Honeybul, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jeffree, R. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNamara, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitchell, G. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Delaney, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reade, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wells, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, J. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ponsford, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kendall, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ownsworth , T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Simpson, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Togher, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hassett, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fleming, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Williams, G. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collins-Praino, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mobbs, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vickers, J. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Anderson, V. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barlow, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holland, A. J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Scheinberg, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Semple, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parizel, P. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Law, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rose, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Varma, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nasrallah, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shultz, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hellewell, S. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bosio, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), King, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Parr, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Udy, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hill, A. F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Olver, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Teague, W. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Egan, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fisher, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), York, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bynevelt, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Maas, A. I. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Reilly, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McDonald, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Capell, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gilroy, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Walsham, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Newcombe, V. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Geraghty, T. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Joyce, C. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Rosenfeld, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Elcock, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ross, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bragge, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Meka, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chai, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Cowen, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hasseler, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ercole, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wagland , J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Alexander, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Babl, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bidargaddi, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mahoney, A. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wright, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Crowe, L. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Robinson, S. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Rushworth, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hansen, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellis, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Zeeman, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Francis, R. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Whiley, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Reid, C. (Associate Investigator (AI))

    1/07/21 → 30/06/23

    Project: Research

  • Infections promote post-traumatic epilepsy and poor outcomes after traumatic brain injury

    Semple, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Li, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    United States Department of Defense (DOD)

    4/01/21 → 29/09/24

    Project: Research

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  • Polarization of immune cells by novel compounds

    Ali, I. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jones, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Monif, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Semple, B. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) (Catholic University of Leuven)

    13/07/20 → 12/09/21

    Project: Research

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