Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Toxicology, University of Rochester, 2022
  • M.S., Toxicology, University of Rochester, 2020
  • B.S., Biochemistry, Niagara University, 2017
Professional Honors
  • SOT Toshio Narahashi Neurotoxicology Specialty Section Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate Poster Award, 2024
  • Robert N. Infurna Award, 2024
  • Weiss Toxicology Scholar Award, 2021
  • University of Rochester Graduate Student Society Poster Travel Award, 2019
Professional Affiliations
  • Society of Toxicology (SOT) – Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology Specialty Section Postdoctoral Representative (2024-2025)
  • Society of Toxicology (SOT) – Postdoctoral Member (2023-Present)
  • Society of Toxicology (SOT) – Graduate Student Member (2020-2023)
  • American Society for Neurochemistry – Graduate Student Member (2020-2023)

Dr. Janine Cubello is a human health toxicologist with expertise in neurotoxicity, food safety, metals toxicology, and inhalation toxicology. At Exponent, she works as a regulatory toxicologist providing support in the preparation of regulatory dossiers for chemicals, medical devices, veterinary medicines, consumer products, and food ingredients for submission to regulatory agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She has working experience conducting literature reviews and preparing data evaluation reports, OECD study summaries, and weight-of-evidence evaluations to support regulatory testing requirements.

Dr. Cubello has considerable research experience evaluating the critical windows of exposure and neurotoxicity associated with ingested and inhaled metals, as well as physiological contexts that alter them. Her research background in co-exposure and mixture models of metals (e.g. iron, copper, lead) has given her a comprehensive knowledge for ascertaining the extent by which metal contaminants and their biological effects contribute to whole exposure toxicity and behavioral outcomes. Additionally, she has experience building scientific confidence within in vitro models for their ability to recapitulate in vivo neurological responses to metal exposures. 

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Cubello completed her postdoctoral training at University of Rochester, where she led in vivo research projects investigating the neurochemical and behavioral toxicities linked to inhalation of ultrafine air particulate matter and its metal constituents in mice. She earned her Ph.D. in Toxicology from University of Rochester in 2022 where she studied the independent and combinatorial neurodevelopmental effects of gestational iron deficiency and exposure to lead in drinking water. During her graduate career, she developed translationally relevant in vitro and in vivo mouse models in parallel with multiple standard operating procedures to evaluate molecular and elemental perturbations observed under these contexts within specific regions and cells of the early postnatal, adolescent, and adult brain. Dr. Cubello has received recognition for her scientific contributions made to the field of neurotoxicology research and communicated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Additionally, she is an active member of the Society of Toxicology and an active peer reviewer for the journal Neurotoxicology.