Entry Year: 1999
Graduation Year: 2007
Currently: PGY3, Internal Medicine, University of Texas HSC- San Antonio
Email Address: BriggsH@uthscsa.edu
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University, B.S. Biomedical Sciences
Laboratory: Dr. James Samuel, Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis
Research Interests: Microbiology
Thesis: "The role of iron in Coxiella burnetii pathogenesis"

Abstracts and Presentations

• Briggs, H.L., M.J. Wilson, R. Seshadri, and J.E. Samuel. "Fur-regulated genes in Coxiella burnetii." 4th International Conference on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases, June 18-21, 2005, Logrono, Spain.
• Briggs, H.L., C. Tersteeg, M.J. Wilson, K. Mertens, P. Beare, P and  J.E. Samuel. "Iron Regulation in Coxiella burnetii." 106th General Meeting American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Fl, 2006
• Briggs, H.L. and G. Bowling.  "Discovery of a Rare Entity in a Patient with Onset of Cryptogenic Cirrhosis." 15th Annual South Texas ACP Associates Program, San Antonio, Texas. May 2008.

Publications

• Briggs, H.L., M.J. Wilson, R. Seshadri, and J.E. Samuel. "Fur-regulated genes in Coxiella burnetii." Ann N Y Acad Sci 1063:68-72, 2005.
• Briggs, H.L., N. Pul, R. Seshardi, M.J. Wilson, C. Tersteeg, K.E. Russell-Lodrique, M. Andoh, A.J. Baumler, and J.E. Samuel. "Limited role for iron regulation in Coxiella Burnetti pathogenesis."  Infection and Immunity 76:2189-2201, 2008. Link to PDF

Awards

• Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities (RSUM) to R01 A1037744 "Pathogenic roles of Coxiella burnetii surface proteins" (James Samuel, PI).