Kari Sant is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Environmental Science, her Master of Public Health in Environmental Health, and her Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Michigan. She formerly served as an Assistant and Associate Professor at San Diego State University's School of Public Health, and served on the board of directors for the Boz Institute (San Diego, CA).
Her research program investigates environmental toxicology, using a One Health framework. She uses the zebrafish model to study developmental toxicology, with an emphasis on pancreatic organogenesis and the developmental origins of diabetes. She leads and co-leads a number of studies investigating the toxicity of water contaminants in communities, and how exposures may impact embryonic and child development.