**About the Editor**

**Paul B. Tchounwou** is Associate Dean of Graduate and International Programs at the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. He is a Presidential Distinguished Professor who also serves as a Director of DoD-Center of Excellence in STEM Education, Director of NIH-Center for Environmental Health, and Director of Environmental Science PhD Program at Jackson State University (JSU), Jackson, MS. He also serves as Adjunct Professor at Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, and Life Member of the scientific faculty of the International Biographical Institute in Cambridge, England.

Dr. Tchounwou is nationally and internationally known for his biomedical research. His work on arsenic trioxide pharmacology and toxicology was recently highlighted in the Fall 2011 issue of *NCRR—Reporter Magazine at the National Institutes of Health*. Dr. Tchounwou has published 178 refereed papers in top-tiered journals and books. He is the Editor-in-Chief of two international journals, including the *International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health* (MDPI, Basel, Switzerland), and *Environmental Toxicology—An International Journal* (John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA). He was one of the Section Editors of *Encyclopedia of Environmental Health*, published by Elsevier BV in 2011. He served as Guest Editor for the *International Journal of Molecular Sciences*; *Ethnicity and Diseases*; and *Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved*. He is also on the Editorial Board of several other journals, including *Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy*, *Journal of Environmental Biology*, and *Reviews on Environmental Health.* Dr. Tchounwou has served as Session Chair of scientific meetings, and has given over 450 presentations at national and international conferences. This year, he has been selected to serve as Expert Subject Reviewer for the Fulbright Specialist Program.
