Xinxin Ding, PhD, department head, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy—studies enzyme function, regulation and genetics as applied to translational research for drug safety and efficacy and genetic and environmental risks for chemical toxicity. Author of nearly 200 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and articles for “DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION,” Grants from the NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE and NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH fund his work, in part. Former chair of the NIH XNDA study section (2016-2018), he chaired (2018-19) the Drug Metabolism and Disposition Division of the AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS.