Emma Griffiths

Emma Griffiths is a University Research Associate at Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Health Sciences, specializing in genomic data standards and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research. She contributes to projects like PHA4GE and AMRColab, focusing on harmonizing genomic surveillance data across human, animal, and environmental domains. Her work emphasizes interoperability of datasets, contextual metadata development, and tools for public health applications.

Griffiths has collaborated on initiatives such as the Canadian VirusSeq Data Portal and the SARS-CoV-2 metadata harmonization efforts during the pandemic. She advocates for cross-sectoral data-sharing norms and has developed frameworks like the PHA4GE Accord to enhance microbial data accessibility. Her research also intersects with epidemiological modeling, finite element analysis of biomechanical systems, and bioinformatics tool development for genomic analysis.

Key areas of focus include improving data quality through standardized annotations, enhancing AMR detection capabilities, and advancing One Health approaches to combat pathogens. She has contributed to over 50 publications since 2002, spanning topics from microbial genomics to clinical diagnostics and environmental monitoring.