Grant Tore, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Grant Tore, Ph.D., M.P.H., joined DCEG in July 2026 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch (OEEB) under the mentorship of Jonathan Hofmann, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Tore earned a B.S. in biological sciences and Spanish from the University of South Carolina and an M.P.H. in environmental health sciences from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He completed his Ph.D. in environmental health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.
In his doctoral research, Dr. Tore evaluated exposures among agricultural workers, including heat stress, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and their mixtures, and examined their associations with adverse kidney health outcomes.
In OEEB, Dr. Tore is conducting molecular epidemiologic studies investigating the biologic effects of agricultural exposures, with a focus on the impact of heat stress and extreme temperature events on kidney function and other chronic health conditions. In 2026, he received support for his work on heat stress through the Health Effects of Extreme Weather (HEW) Intramural Scholars Program.