Robert Wright

Robert Wright is Professor and System Chair at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with cross-disciplinary affiliations spanning multiple research institutes including the Institute for Exposomic Research, Friedman Brain Institute, and The Tisch Cancer Institute.

His research focuses on environmental determinants of health, with specialized expertise in:

• Neurodevelopmental impacts of toxins (lead, manganese, air pollution)
• Exposomics and complex environmental mixtures
• Perinatal and pediatric environmental health disparities
• Global health implications of environmental exposures

Recent publications (2025) demonstrate methodological diversity including longitudinal cohort analyses, systematic reviews, and exposure-disease association studies. Key themes include:

• Noise pollution and dementia risk
• Prenatal air pollution and postpartum mental health
• Diet quality metrics in growth patterns
• Olfactory impairment from air pollutants

These works consistently highlight racial/ethnic and sex-specific vulnerability patterns.