Kevin Sanchez, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Exposomics
Epidemiology | Toxicology | Environmental Health
Hello there! My name is Dr. Kevin Sanchez. I received my Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the University of Texas at Austin. I have over eight years of experience using environmental microbes, pollutants, and compounds to regulate inflammation. My doctoral work primarily investigated the impact of environmental compounds on brain health using preclinical models.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Division of Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and I have a dual appointment as a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School. My current research (alongside Dr. Kathryn Rexrode) aims to identify metabolites and proteins that influence the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke. Importantly, I am interested in how these potential biomarkers may vary between men and women. I am also interested in how environmental exposures throughout the lifespan (i.e., exposomics) can modulate cardiovascular disease risk. My research leverages data from large study cohorts like the Nurses’ Health Study to address the gap in understanding the biological processes mediating the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in women.

Presenting my first poster as a postdoctoral researcher at the inaugural Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Medicine Research Retreat

Meeting with family and friends right after graduation

Celebrating graduation day with my parents

Celebrating a successful doctoral defense

Presenting my doctoral defense presentation on March 20, 2023

Great times with the Fonken lab members in San Diego after the Society for Neuroscience conference

Presenting my poster at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in 2022

Visiting many posters from various scientific disciplines at the Society for Neuroscience meeting

Presenting my 1st place poster at the Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis and Toxicology annual meeting in 2022

Giving my invited talk at the Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis and Toxicology meeting in 2022

Presenting my poster at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology annual meeting in 2022