# Joel Vazquez, Ph.D. (@joelvphd.bsky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/joelvphd.bsky.social
Headline: SDS Author at Olin, graduate of UAMS, Ph.D in Pharmacology & Toxicology

## About

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. 

## Career

- **SDS Author at Olin Corporation** (Nov 2025 - Present)
- **Research Scientist - Toxicologist at University of Houston** (Jun 2024 - Jun 2025)
  Houston
  Provides toxicology support to NASA for manned spacecraft missions.
- **Sr. Scientist - Product Safety at L'Oréal** (May 2022 - Jun 2024)
- **Doctoral Candidate at UAMS Medical Center** (Jun 2018 - Jun 2022)
  Little Rock

## Skills

### Technical
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- SAP ERP
### Business
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Assessment
### Interpersonal
- Analytical Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
- Research
- Teaching
### Other
- ADME
- Animal Handling
- Biomarkers
- Cell Culture
- Consumer Products
- Cosmetics
- Dangerous Goods Shipping
- ELISA
- GraphPad Prism
- Pharmacology
- PowerPoint
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
- Retail
- Safety Assessment
- Toxicology
- Western Blotting

## Publications

- Hepatic pyruvate and alanine metabolism are critical and complementary for maintenance of antioxidant capacity and resistance to oxidative insult — Molecular Metabolism (Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101808
- Hepatic pyruvate and alanine metabolism are critical and complementary for maintenance of antioxidant capacity and resistance to oxidative insult in mice (Jun 2022) https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.14.495517
- Proteomics Indicates Lactate Dehydrogenase is Prognostic in Acetaminophen-induced Acute Liver Failure Patients and Reveals a Role for LKB1-AMPK Signaling (Dec 2021) https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.30.21266453
- Redrawing the Map to Novel DILI Biomarkers in Circulation: Where Are We, Where Should We Go, and How Can We Get There? — Livers (Dec 2021) https://doi.org/10.3390/livers1040022
- Exogenous phosphatidic acid reduces acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice by activating hepatic interleukin-6 signaling through inter-organ crosstalk — Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (Dec 2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2021.08.024
- Short‐Term Safety of Repeated Acetaminophen Use in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis — Hepatology Communications (Aug 2021) https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1810
- Pre-treatment twice with liposomal clodronate protects against acetaminophen hepatotoxicity through a pre-conditioning effect — Liver Research (Sep 2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livres.2020.07.002
- Identification of Serum Biomarkers to Distinguish Hazardous and Benign Aminotransferase Elevations — Toxicological Sciences (Oct 2019) https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfz222
- 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 (Jun 2019) https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24122256

## Credentials

- Dangerous Goods Shipping Certification — lion co., LLC (Mar 2026)
- Python for Everybody Specialization — University of Michigan (Mar 2024) https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/WS562K86HPUJ

## Education

- **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

- Advanced Honors Organic Chemistry I
- Advanced Honors Organic Chemistry I Lab & Recitation
- University Physics I
- University Physics I Lab
- University Physics I Recitation
- Abnormal Psychology
- Fundamentals of Biology III - Organismic Biology
- Fundamentals of Biology III Lab
- Honors Advanced General Chemistry II
- Honors Advanced General Chemistry II Lab & Recitation
- Fundamentals of Biology II - Cellular/Molecular Biology
- Fundamentals of Biology II Lab
- Honors English Composition
- Honors Introductory Psychology
- Honors Advanced General Chemistry I
- Honors Advanced General Chemistry I Lab & Recitation
- University Calculus II
- Italian I
- Honors Philosophy of the Human Person

## Involvement

### Volunteering
- Briarwood Family Residence (Apr 2015 - May 2015)
  Child Supervisor
  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.

## Links

- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-vazquez-ph-d-957a049a
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel-Vazquez-6?ev=hdr_xprf
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3033-1914 (verified)