Chirag Patel

Chirag Patel is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School, focusing on the intersection of data science, environmental exposure, and precision medicine. His work addresses complex health dynamics through NIH-funded projects.

• NIH NEXUS: Network for Exposomics (Co-PI, 2024-2029)
• National study on type 2 diabetes determinants (PI, 2024-2029)
• Climate change impacts on aging populations with dementia (PI, 2022-2025)
• Exposure-phenotype data tools development (PI, 2021-2026)

His research spans exposomics, genetic epidemiology, and environmental health, with methodological innovations in specification curve analysis and multiverse analysis. Recent publications analyze:

• Plasma proteomics and lifestyle exposomes
• Climate-related health risks among dementia patients
• Environmental chemical impacts on immune biomarkers
• Pharmacological guideline biases

His work emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration with researchers in genetics, nutrition, and computational biology, as seen in his 462 research concepts network covering topics from machine learning to environmental toxins.