Joel Vazquez, Ph.D.

(he/him)

@joelvphd.bsky.social

SDS Author at Olin, graduate of UAMS, Ph.D in Pharmacology & Toxicology

SDS Author at Olin Corporation

HoustonTexasUnited States🇺🇸

Open to:Being mentoredMentoring othersCommissioned workContract roles

Preferred workplace:Remote (same country)Remote (worldwide)Remote (same region)

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Toxicologist with a variety of experience including product safety, hazard identification and astro toxicology, with hazard communication and Safety Data Sheet authoring. Strong understanding of chemical transportation and cosmetic product regulations.

Graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences: Pharmacology, Toxicology & Experimental Therapeutics track.

Open to consulting opportunities for cosmetics safety assessments or other hazard classification/risk assessment opportunities.

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Career: 4

SDS Author

Olin Corporation

Nov 2025 - Present

Research Scientist - Toxicologist

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Jun 2024 - Jun 2025

Provides toxicology support to NASA for manned spacecraft missions.

Sr. Scientist - Product Safety

L'Oréal

May 2022 - Jun 2024

Doctoral Candidate

UAMS Medical Center

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Jun 2018 - Jun 2022

Skills: 29

Technical

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordSAP ERP

Business

Regulatory ComplianceRisk Assessment

Interpersonal

Analytical SkillsCritical ThinkingLeadershipProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingResearchTeaching

Other

ADMEAnimal HandlingBiomarkersCell CultureConsumer ProductsCosmeticsDangerous Goods ShippingELISA

GraphPad PrismPharmacologyPowerPointReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)RetailSafety AssessmentToxicologyWestern Blotting

Publications: 9

Hepatic pyruvate and alanine metabolism are critical and complementary for maintenance of antioxidant capacity and resistance to oxidative insult

Molecular Metabolism

Journal Article

doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101808

Nicole K.H. Yiew, Joel H. Vazquez, Michael R. Martino, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Jake R. Price, Felicia D. Allard, Eric U. Yee, Alexander J. Layman, Laura P. James, Kyle S. McCommis, Brian N. Finck, Mitchell R. McGill

Nov 2023

Hepatic pyruvate and alanine metabolism are critical and complementary for maintenance of antioxidant capacity and resistance to oxidative insult in mice

Preprint

doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.14.495517

Nicole K.H. Yiew, Joel H. Vazquez, Michael R. Martino, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Jake R. Price, Felicia D. Allard, Eric U. Yee, Laura P. James, Kyle S. McCommis, Brian N. Finck, Mitchell R. McGill

Jun 2022

Proteomics Indicates Lactate Dehydrogenase is Prognostic in Acetaminophen-induced Acute Liver Failure Patients and Reveals a Role for LKB1-AMPK Signaling

Publication

doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.21266453

Joel H. Vazquez, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Stephanie D. Byrum, Samuel G. Mackintosh, Hartmut Jaeschke, D. Keith Williams, William M. Lee, Jonathan A. Dranoff, Mitchell R. McGill

Dec 2021

Redrawing the Map to Novel DILI Biomarkers in Circulation: Where Are We, Where Should We Go, and How Can We Get There?

Livers

Journal Article

doi.org/10.3390/livers1040022

Joel H. Vazquez, Mitchell R. McGill

Dec 2021

Exogenous phosphatidic acid reduces acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice by activating hepatic interleukin-6 signaling through inter-organ crosstalk

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

Journal Article

doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2021.08.024

Melissa M. Clemens, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Joel H. Vazquez, Owen W. Stephens, Erich A. Peterson, Donald J. Johann, Felicia D. Allard, Eric U. Yee, Sandra S. McCullough, Laura P. James, Brian N. Finck, Mitchell R. McGill

Dec 2021

Short‐Term Safety of Repeated Acetaminophen Use in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis

Hepatology Communications

Journal Article

doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1810

Mitchell R. McGill, Laura P. James, Sandra S. McCullough, Jeffery H. Moran, Samuel E. Mathews, Eric C. Peterson, Davis P. Fleming, Morgan E. Tripod, Joel H. Vazquez, Stefanie Kennon‐McGill, Horace J. Spencer, Jonathan A. Dranoff

Aug 2021

Pre-treatment twice with liposomal clodronate protects against acetaminophen hepatotoxicity through a pre-conditioning effect

Liver Research

Journal Article

doi.org/10.1016/j.livres.2020.07.002

Melissa M. Clemens, Joel H. Vazquez, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Sandra S. McCullough, Laura P. James, Mitchell R. McGill

Sep 2020

Identification of Serum Biomarkers to Distinguish Hazardous and Benign Aminotransferase Elevations

Toxicological Sciences

Journal Article

doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfz222

Joel H Vazquez, Melissa M Clemens, Felicia D Allard, Eric U Yee, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Samuel G Mackintosh, Hartmut Jaeschke, Michael D Hambuchen, Mitchell R McGill

Oct 2019

Paradoxical Patterns of Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome-Like Liver Injury in Aged Female CD-1 Mice Triggered by Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extract and Acetaminophen Co-Administration

Molecules

Journal Article

doi.org/10.3390/molecules24122256

Laura E. Ewing, Mitchell R. McGill, Eric U. Yee, Charles M. Quick, Charles M. Skinner, Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Melissa Clemens, Joel H. Vazquez, Sandra S. McCullough, D. Keith Williams, Kristy R. Kutanzi, Larry A. Walker, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Laura P. James, Bill J. Gurley, Igor Koturbash

Jun 2019

Credentials: 2

Dangerous Goods Shipping Certification

lion co., LLC

Mar 2026

Python for Everybody Specialization

University of Michigan

Mar 2024

Education: 3

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Jan 2018 - May 2022

St. John's University

Bachelor’s Degree, Toxicology

Jan 2014 - May 2018

President of Alpha Psi Omega (national theater honor society) Involved in the CPTG (university theater group) Member of ACS (American Chemical Society) Member of SJU Pep Band

Activities / Societies: Alpha Psi Omega, Tau Omega Chi, Pep Band, CPTG

Millville Senior High School

High School

2011 - 2014

Activities / Societies: Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, NJALBS 2013 Alumnus

Courses: 19

Advanced Honors Organic Chemistry I
HON 2630
Advanced Honors Organic Chemistry I Lab & Recitation
HON 2633L
University Physics I
PHY 1930
University Physics I Lab
PHY 1931L
University Physics I Recitation
PHY 1932R
Abnormal Psychology
PSY 2200
Fundamentals of Biology III - Organismic Biology
BIO 3000
Fundamentals of Biology III Lab
BIO 3001L
Honors Advanced General Chemistry II
HON 1320
Honors Advanced General Chemistry II Lab & Recitation
HON 1321L
Fundamentals of Biology II - Cellular/Molecular Biology
BIO 2000
Fundamentals of Biology II Lab
BIO 2001L
Honors English Composition
HON 1030C
Honors Introductory Psychology
HON 1085
Honors Advanced General Chemistry I
HON 1310
Honors Advanced General Chemistry I Lab & Recitation
HON 1313L
University Calculus II
MTH 1740
Italian I
ITA 1010C
Honors Philosophy of the Human Person
HON 1010C

Involvement: 1

Volunteering

Briarwood Family Residence

Child Supervisor

Apr 2015 - May 2015

At the Briarwood Family Residence homeless shelter, I helped supervise and entertain children of homeless families while their parents were seeking employment or while they were at work.

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