Joseph Okeme is an Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology and a Scientist at the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Care Ontario-Ontario Health (OCRC-OH). He has a BSc in Environmental Toxicology (Abeokuta, Nigeria), an MSc in Instrumental Analytical Sciences (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen) and a PhD in Physical and Environmental Sciences (University of Toronto). He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cancer Care Ontario-Ontario Health and a Banting Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health.