Dr Jessica Gaff

Jessica completed her PhD in Biomedical Science at Curtin University. She has several years of experience in medical research with a particular focus on neurological conditions including neuropathic pain and neurocognitive impairment. She is passionate about improving patient care and quality of life.

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Research Scientist

BSc (Hons), PhD

Publications

2025

  • Celenza, A., Gaff, J., Pabbruwe, M., Amaya, J., Amlani, A., Berg, A., Häckel, S., Kern, M., Miles, A., Taylor, P., & Cunningham, G. (2025). The Total Disc Replacement Osteolysis Grading Scale – a simple, reliable and quantifiable tool for assessing, managing and reporting osteolysis after cervical total disc replacement. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 10.1007/s00586-025-09128-w. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-09128-w
  • Häckel, S., Gaff, J., Celenza, A., Cunningham, G., Kern, M., Taylor, P., & Miles, A. (2025). High Fusion Rates with Structured Titanium TLIF Cages: A Retrospective 1-Year Study with and Without Adjacent Level Dynamic Stabilization. Surgeries, 6(3), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6030052

2024

  • Häckel, S., Gaff, J., Pabbruwe, M., Celenza, A., Kern, M., Taylor, P., Miles, A., & Cunningham, G. (2024). Heterotopic ossification, osteolysis and implant failure following cervical total disc replacement with the M6-C™ artificial disc. Eur Spine J, 33(3), 1292-1299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-024-08129-5

2023

  • Gaff, J., Octaviana, F., Jackaman, C., Kamerman, P., Papadimitriou, J., Lee, S., Mountford, J., & Price, P. (2023). Expression in skin biopsies supports genetic evidence linking CAMKK2, P2X7R and P2X4R with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. J Neurovirol, 29(3), 241-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-023-01134-2

2022

  • Gaff, J., Estiasari, R., Diafiri, D., Halstrom, S., Kamerman, P., & Price, P. (2022). Brief Report: Polymorphisms in CAMKK2 may Influence Domain-Specific Neurocognitive Function in HIV+ Indonesians Receiving ART. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 89(1), 115-119. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002819

2021

  • Gaff, J., Estiasari, R., Diafiri, D., Halstrom, S., Kamerman, P., & Price, P. (2021). Neurocognitive outcomes in indonesians living with HIV are influenced by polymorphisms in the gene encoding purinergic P2X receptor 7. Brain Behav Immun Health, 13, 100220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100220
  • Gaff, J., Jackaman, C., Papadimitriou, J., Waters, S., McLean, C., & Price, P. (2021). Immunohistochemical evidence of P2X7R, P2X4R and CaMKK2 in pyramidal neurons of frontal cortex does not align with Alzheimer’s disease. Exp Mol Pathol, 120, 104636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexmp.2021.104636
  • Waters, S., Agostino, M., Lee, S., Ariyanto, I., Kresoje, N., Leary, S., Munyard, K., Gaudieri, S., Gaff, J., Irish, A., Keil, A. D., Price, P., & Allcock, R. J. N. (2021). Sequencing Directly from Clinical Specimens Reveals Genetic Variations in HCMV-Encoded Chemokine Receptor US28 That May Influence Antibody Levels and Interactions with Human Chemokines. Microbiol Spectr, 9(2), e0002021. https://doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.00020-21

2020

  • Gaff, J., Octaviana, F., Pillay, P., Mbenda, H. G. N., Ariyanto, I. A., Gan, J. A., Cherry, C. L., Kamerman, P., Laws, S. M., & Price, P. (2020). TNF-Block Genotypes Influence Susceptibility to HIV-Associated Sensory Neuropathy in Indonesians and South Africans. Int J Mol Sci, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21020380
  • Gaff, J., Pillay, P., Cherry, C., Laws, S. M., Price, P., & Kamerman, P. (2020). The role of CAMKK2 polymorphisms in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy in South Africans. J Neurol Sci, 416, 116987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.116987
  • Safri, A. Y., Gaff, J., Octaviana, F., Setiawan, D. D., Imran, D., Cherry, C. L., Laws, S. M., & Price, P. (2020). Brief Report: Demographic and Genetic Associations With Markers of Small and Large Fiber Sensory Neuropathy in HIV Patients Treated Without Stavudine. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 85(5), 612-616. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002503

2019

  • Gaff, J., Octaviana, F., Ariyanto, I., Cherry, C., Laws, S. M., & Price, P. (2019). Polymorphisms in CAMKK2 associate with susceptibility to sensory neuropathy in HIV patients treated without stavudine. J Neurovirol, 25(6), 814-824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-019-00771-w

2018

  • Gaff, J., Halstrom, S., Temple, S. E. L., Baltic, S., Kamerman, P., & Price, P. (2018). Polymorphisms in P2X4R and CAMKK2 may affect TNFα production: Implications for a role in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Hum Immunol, 79(4), 224-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2018.02.002
  • Mountford, J., Octaviana, F., Estiasari, R., Setiawan, D. D., Ariyanto, I., Lee, S., Gaff, J., Chew, C., Jackaman, C., Kamerman, P., Cherry, C., & Price, P. (2018). Ex-vivo expression of chemokine receptors on cells surrounding cutaneous nerves in patients with HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Aids, 32(4), 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000001714

2017

  • Dmello, D. M., Ariyanto, I., Estiasari, R., Halstrom, S., Gaff, J., Lee, S., & Price, P. (2017). Polymorphisms in IL10 may alter CD4 T-cell counts in Indonesian HIV patients beginning antiretroviral therapy. Hum Immunol, 78(4), 387-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2017.03.001