Prof Jianhua Guo

The University of Queensland, Australia

 Professor Jianhua Guo is the Deputy Director- Research of the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology at The University of Queensland, Australia. He leads a large research group focusing on the environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Prof Guo and his team discovered that non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals/chemicals contribute to the spread of AMR, which has substantially augmented our understating of the causes of AMR. His ground-breaking findings have been covered by many mainstream media outlets, including ABC News, The Daily Mail, Science Daily and The Courier-Mail, via over 300 press stories. He has to date published over 280 peer-reviewed papers since 2007. He was listed as Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2023 and 2024. His research output and achievements have been recognized through national and international awards or fellowship, including 2017 Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. He is an Editor of Water Research.