Matthew Briggs

Matthew Briggs

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology


Dr Matthew Briggs is an expert in Glycomics & Lipidomics currently working as an ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (Level B) at Adelaide University under Professor Jenny Mortimer. Previously, he worked as an Associate Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong under Associate Professor Shane Ellis and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of South Australia under Professor Peter Hoffmann. Matthew received his PhD in 2018 from the University of Adelaide, along with his Honours Degree (Biochemistry) in 2014, as well as his Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology) and Diploma of Languages (Indonesian) in 2013. Since graduating, he has published 25 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals, ranging from research articles and literature reviews to book chapters and opinion pieces. Most notably, his research has been published in Proteomics, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. Matthew has also had the fortunate opportunity to present his work at over 15 national and international conferences, including the Annual Lorne Proteomics Symposium since 2014, the Human Proteome Organization World Congress in 2015 and 2019, and most recently, the Australasian Glycoscience Symposium. In 2019, Matthew was awarded a University of South Australia Future Industries Accelerator Mobility Grant to design and develop a novel cost-effective and time-efficient MALDI-MS workflow as a Visiting Research Associate at CSL Limited, one of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies. Furthermore, Matthew was awarded Best Student Paper by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2025 - ongoing ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (Level B) University of Adelaide
    2024 - 2025 Associate Research Fellow University of Wollongong
    2018 - 2024 Postdoctoral Research Associate University of South Australia
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2017 Award Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing Best Student Paper Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing Australia -
    2016 Award Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Best Student Paper Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Australia -
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2015 - 2018 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    2014 - 2014 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours)
    2010 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology)
    2010 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia Diploma of Languages (Indonesian)
  • Research Interests


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