Dr. Michael H. Dong, born in Hong Kong, holds a DrPA (Doctor of Public Administration) in health policy from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in environmental epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. He also earned a BSc in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis/Riverside, and a MPH in nutritional (and environmental) sciences from UCLA. Michael is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT), a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), as well as a full member of the American College of Nutrition and of the American Society of Toxicology. He currently (2005-2009) serves as one of ABT’s Board Directors, an associate editor for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, and a voting member (2006-2008) of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods for the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.