Dr. Anatoly V Skalny has completed his PhD and DSc. He is the Vice-President of Trace Element Institute for UNESCO, Head of Medical Elementology Chair of RUDN University, President of ANO Centre for Biotic Medicine, Vice-President of Federation of European Societies on Trace Elements and Minerals, Chairman of Russian Society of Trace Elements in Medicine, Editor-in-chief of Trace Elements in Medicine (Russia). He is also a Member of the Editorial Boards of "Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology" (Elsevier), and "Biological Trace Element Research" (Springer). He has published more than 400 papers, h-index 27 (RU).