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Dr. Jake O'Brien is a Senior Research Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) within the University of Queensland. He holds an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship and serves as Chair of the EMCR@UQ Committee. His work focuses on wastewater-based epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental chemical exposure assessment.
O'Brien co-leads the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program and has contributed to understanding pharmaceutical impacts on wastewater systems. His research spans analytical chemistry, environmental toxicology, and public health, with particular emphasis on antimicrobial resistance gene mobility and plastic pollution in air/water matrices.
- Key research areas: Wastewater-based epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance surveillance, plastic pollution, pharmaceutical fate in environment
- Techniques: High-resolution mass spectrometry, non-target screening, in-sewer stability analysis
O'Brien's recent publications examine antidepressant correction factors, tobacco product monitoring, and antimicrobial resistance gene dynamics. He has advised over 15 PhD students on topics including microplastics in biosolids, SARS-CoV-2 wastewater tracking, and novel psychoactive substance detection.
Scientific Awards
- NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship
His team's work impacts national drug policy evaluation, environmental health monitoring, and wastewater treatment regulations.
