People

Dr. Brian Quinn - Profile

Environmental toxicologist and ecotoxicologist with a broad interest in marine and freshwater environments and a long standing passion for marine ecology. Extensive research in the interaction between aquatic animals and environmental stressors, including work carried out in the areas of endocrine disruption, invertebrate tissue culture, bioassay development, freshwater & marine ecology, environmental chemistry, biomarker development and environmental diagnostics. Currently Principle Investigator and Director of ICET.

 

Qualifications
2002     PhD in Environmental Toxicology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
1997     B.Sc. (Hons.) II.I. Marine & Environmental Biology, St. Andrews University, Scotland.

 

Career

• 2008-present: Principle Investigator on EPA DERP project, Director of Irish Centre for Environmental Toxicology (ICET), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland
• 2007: Research Associate, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• 2004-2007: Managing Director, Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
• 2003-2004: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (NSERC) St. Lawrence Centre, Environment Canada, Montreal, Canada

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Environmental Scientists Association of Ireland (2008 - present) – Member
• Environmental Scientists Association of Ireland (2008-2012) – Hon. Secretary & Director
• US State Department Alumni since 2009 – Following from participation in State Dept funded Environmental Policymaking program, based in Boston College, Massachusetts
• Galway Rural Development Company (2008 - 2012) - Director
• Society for Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC) (2008 - present) – Member
• SETAC Pharmaceutical Advisory Group (PAG) and Animal Alternatives Advisory Group (AAAG) - Member

 

Contact Details

Email:	brian.quinn@gmit.ie
Tel:	+353 (0)91 742515
Address:	Irish Centre for Environmental Toxicology Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Dublin Road Galway, Ireland