Distinguished Professor Griffiths is an active and respected molecular geneticist with more than 30 years’ experience. DProf Griffiths established and heads the Genomics Research Centre at QUT undertaking research focused on identifying genes involved in common traits and disorders including migraine, cardiovascular disease risk traits, memory and concussion. For this research she has established a significant bank of population genomics resources including case-control, multigenerational pedigree and genetic isolate (from Norfolk Island) cohorts. She is also Director of the Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health which aims to discover better methods of diagnosing disease, develop targeted treatments based on genetic information, and training the next generation of translational genomics scientists. In addition, DProf Griffiths is a passionate advocate of the translation of medical research through commercialisation and is the Director of the MTP Connect and industry led Bridge and BridgeTech programs, undertaking commercialisation training for the pharmaceutical and medical devices-technology fields across Australia, respectively. DProf Griffiths’ own genetics research at the Genomics Research Centre has led to diagnostic breakthroughs for several neurogenetic disorders, including familial migraine, ataxia, epilepsy and hereditary stroke. Her research has appeared in more than 400 peer-reviewed international journals and she has obtained significant competitive and industry research funds to support her research team.