Benedikt Warth

Benedikt Warth is a Full Professor for Food Chemistry and Exposome Research at the Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna (since 2022). He coordinates the Austrian node of the ESFRI research infrastructure EIRENE and leads the 'Global Exposomics and Biomonitoring Laboratory' since 2017. His work bridges chemistry and toxicology, focusing on exposomics and metabolomics to assess chemical exposure and its health impacts.

• Education: PhD in Analytical Chemistry (2012), Master’s in Biotechnology (2009), Bachelor’s in Food Science and Biotechnology (2007)

Research interests center on exposomics, metabolomics, and analytical chemistry, particularly for environmental and food-related toxicants. Recent articles highlight advancements in mass spectrometry for exposome-scale analysis, combining targeted and non-targeted approaches, and exploring chemical interactions (e.g., xenoestrogens, mycotoxins, flame retardants) in biological systems.

Key trends in his publications include:

• Development of hybrid LC-MS methods (targeted/untargeted) for sensitive exposomics
• Integration of AI and cognitive computing for pathway analysis
• Global biomonitoring of mycotoxins and xenobiotics in vulnerable populations
• Standardization frameworks for non-targeted analysis (SRT)

Notable awards include the 2025 Chemical Research in Toxicology Young Investigator Award, Brigitte Gedek-Science Award, and multiple grants (ERC Consolidator, Erwin-Schrödinger Fellowship). He has delivered over 20 invited talks on exposomics, including sessions at ACS Fall Meetings and international conferences.

His laboratory's projects span:

• Breast cancer exposomics (linking environmental exposures to disease onset)
• High-throughput sample preparation for exposome-wide studies
• Systems toxicology of chemical mixtures (e.g., flame retardants, mycotoxins)
• Development of global metabolomic assays for toxicity prediction