Professor Brian Priestly

Areas of specialisation

• Environmental Health Risk Assessment
• Human Health Risk assessment and regulatory control of hazardous chemicals

Qualifications

• 1963: B. Pharm – Sydney University
• 1965: M.Pharm – Sydney University
• 1968: PhD Pharm – Sydney University

Recent committees

• Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (Associate member - toxicology) 
• Australasian College of Toxicology & Risk Assessment (President 2008-11, Fellow 2014-present) 
• NICNAS Advisory Group on Nanotechnology (member) 
• Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee (member) 
• Expert advisory panel for the SE Queensland recycled water project (member) 
• Community Consultative Committee for the Botany Industrial Park remediation programs
• Program Advisory Committees for several University projects on environmental contaminants

Publications

• Over 100 Publications, including Journal Articles and reports on health risk assessment of environmental chemicals

Relevant experience

• 2003 - Current: Professorial Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (Fractional appointment since 1 April 2009) School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University; Director, Australian Centre for Human Health Risk Assessment (ACHHRA)
• 2001 - 2003: Director (SPRS), Laboratories Branch, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) - Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
• 1992 - 2001: Scientific Director, (SPRS) various parts of the Commonwealth Health portfolio departments, managing chemicals health risk assessment and regulation
• 1980 - 1992: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, University of Adelaide (Deputy Head)
• 1973 - 2016: Participation in more than 50 national and international expert panels dealing with hazardous chemicals assessment and regulation 
• 2000 - 2016: Development and update of national guidance documents and health-based standards for managing environmental health risks