Chelsea A. Weitekamp, Ph.D., is a computational toxicology research scientist at UL Research Institutes’ Chemical Insights, where she conducts advanced research to support human and environmental health. Her work focuses on building databases and models that analyze and interpret toxicological data to assess health risks.

Prior to joining Chemical Insights, Chelsea spent over seven years in scientific leadership roles. In these positions, she facilitated the translation of computational toxicology research for decision-making contexts and provided scientific and technical expertise to partners and stakeholders. She served as the technical expert for a large, comprehensive database of toxicity values essential to computational assessment tools and directed collaborative efforts with multiple governmental organizations to advance new approach methods. She also contributed to numerous chemical assessments, including evaluations of human health risks associated with pollutants in ambient air and chemicals found in the environment, while co-leading a professional training program focused on risk assessment.

Chelsea earned her Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor’s in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of Florida. She has over 30 peer-reviewed publications in areas including computational toxicology and environmental health.

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