Dr Kelly Thompson

Career Summary: Dr Thompson is a Registered Nurse with a combined 14-years’ experience in clinical, academic and operational research leadership roles. Since September 2021, she is the inaugural Director of Research Operations for the Nepean and Blue Mountains Local Health District. She holds an NHMRC Investigator Grant (2021-2025) that combines her expertise in sepsis and women’s health and equity research in a postdoctoral program that aims to understand and address disparities in outcomes due to severe infection and sepsis, with a focus on women, sex-differences and underserved populations.