Majid Y. Moridani PharmD, PhD, DABCC

Dr. Majid Moridani is currently the Director of Special Chemistry and Toxicology Section of the Clinical Laboratory at Froedtert Hospital, a 650-bed hospital, and Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Pathology at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.His prior work experience includes the director of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory Associate Professor at NJH, Denver, Colorado, and Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech School of Pharmacy, Amarillo, Texas. He has over 20 years of combined experience in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Clinical Chemistry, and Clinical Toxicology. After his Ph.D. studies, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Drug Metabolism and Biochemical Toxicology at the faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, from Kings College London, University of London, London, the UK in 1996, and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran in 1993. He is board certified in Clinical Chemistry (DABCC) and a Fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (FACB). During his career, he received a number of Awards, Scholarships, Honors, and Certificates from various institutes. He holds the position of the President of the Asian Council of Science Editors. He is also serving on 3 journals as an editorial board member, the vice-chair of Translational Research and Individualized Medicine at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), and also acted as a referee to more than 20 scientific journals. He is involved with a number of scientific societies such as FIP, AAPS, AACC, and AACR. He received a number of grants for his research, taught various pharmacy and Ph.D. postgraduate level courses at Texas Tech School of Pharmacy, and supervised several Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows in his career. He is also the Director of Clinical Chemistry Rotation in the Pathology Residency Program at the Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin. He has published over 65papers including research articles, book chapters, and review articles, and given over 100 poster presentations and 150 invited talks in academia and industry at National and International Meetings, including Workshops, Symposia, and Round Tables. He is continuously interested in learning through research, teaching, service, and clinical laboratory practice.