Dr. Nisha S. Sipes currently serves as an Assistant Center Director within the Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE) in the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development, and is the Product Owner of the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard where she facilitates the translation of CCTE’s research for decision contexts and provides scientific and technical expertise to internal and outside stakeholders. Dr. Sipes has 15 years of diverse work experience in computational toxicology approaches utilizing in vitro high-throughput and new approach methods (NAMs) to estimate in vivo likelihood of chemical-biological interaction.

Nisha received her BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Biomedical Engineering, and PhD in Cell and Cancer Biology from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Previous work experiences include high-throughput data analysis, occupational exposure research, medical device and drug design in government, academia, and industry. Dr. Sipes has been involved in several leadership and advisory positions in programs such as the Society of Toxicology, ToxForum, Tox21, and the international intergovernmental collaboration Accelerating the Pace of Chemical Risk Assessment (APCRA).