Irene Martinez Morata

Irene Martinez Morata is an Adjunct Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University. Her research focuses on environmental epidemiology, specifically investigating the role of metal exposures in cardiovascular disease. Her recent work has examined associations between urinary metal levels and incident heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and amputation, utilizing cohorts such as the Strong Heart Study and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. She has also explored the relationship between coronary artery calcification and metal-related cardiovascular disease, as well as zinc dysregulation in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Her findings have been published in journals including JACC: Heart Failure, Environment International, and Circulation.