Joseph Kochmanski

Joseph Kochmanski has extensive work experience in the field of research and academia. Joseph began their career as a Research Assistant at the University of Michigan, where they contributed to a study on invasive caterpillar physiological ecology. Joseph then worked as a Graduate Student Research Assistant in the Dolinoy Lab, where they assisted with a Mercury exposure study in American Dentists by isolating DNA from blood samples and quantifying DNA methylation.

Joseph went on to pursue a PhD at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, specializing in the effects of age, diet, and bisphenol A exposure on genome-wide DNA methylation data. During this time, they authored six peer-reviewed publications and gained expertise in the field.

After completing their PhD, Joseph joined the University of Michigan School of Public Health as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience. Here, they conducted research on the potential role of environmental exposures in neurodegenerative diseases, specifically focusing on the effects of developmental exposure to persistent pollutants on epigenetic and transcriptomic aging.

Joseph then took on a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Bernstein Lab at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Their research focused on investigating the potential connection between pesticide exposures and Parkinson's disease, specifically studying how developmental exposure to organochlorines alters epigenetic aging.

Currently, Joseph is working as a Data Scientist at Rancho BioSciences.

Joseph Kochmanski completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan from 2007 to 2011. Joseph then pursued a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Toxicology at the same university from 2012 to 2014. Finally, Joseph Kochmanski earned their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Toxicology from the University of Michigan between 2014 and 2018.