Dr. Brakenridge joined the UF faculty in 2013 specifically to work with the multi-disciplinary research team investigating the persistent inflammation/immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome (PICS) that occurs after surgical sepsis. He is currently one of the principal investigators for an NIH-funded P50 center grant for the UF Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center to study the persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome (PICS) following sepsis in surgical intensive care unit patients. His current research projects include: