Sean Watford, MSPH, Ph.D., is the chemical safety data science manager at UL Research Institutes’ Chemical Insights. He will manage the collection and distribution of toxicological data, emphasizing Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles for enhanced data access and integration.

Previously, Sean was a senior environmental data scientist, advancing artificial intelligence for systematic review automation, as well as leading a program for structured animal toxicity data. Another previous role involved creating synthetic health data solutions for a national healthcare organization. He currently co-leads a project at an intergovernmental organization on harmonized research data templates and has developed web applications for chemical assessments.

Sean earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, along with a Master of Science in Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Biology emphasizing Computational Science from Wofford College. He has published extensively on data interoperability and chemical assessment automation.

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