Mildred S. Christian, Ph.D. is President and Chief Executive Officer of Argus International, Inc., a provider of consulting services in regulatory affairs, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Argus Health Products, LLC, which develops and internationally distributes preventive and maintenance health care products for health care professionals and the over-the-counter market. Until 2002, she was Executive Director of Research of Argus and Redfield Laboratories, divisions of Charles River Laboratories. Before founding Argus Research Laboratories in 1979 and Argus International in 1980, Dr. Christian spent 14 years in drug development at McNeil Laboratories, a division of Johnson & Johnson Corporation. She has participated at all levels from protocol to final report in the performance, evaluation and submission of over 1,800 nonclinical studies. Dr. Christian is a member of a number of professional organizations and has served as Councilor of the European Teratology Society and Secretary/Treasurer of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, and is a Past President of the Teratology Society, the American College of Toxicology, the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and the Alumni Society of Thomas Jefferson University. She is an honorary member of the Society of Quality Assurance and founding editor of the Journal of Toxicological Sciences and is a Section Editor of two other professional journals. She has edited or contributed to several major textbooks and is the author of over 120 papers and abstracts published in U.S. and international journals. She has received alumni awards from both Thomas Jefferson University and the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Christian earned her Ph.D. from Thomas Jefferson University in developmental anatomy and pharmacology. She is also a member of our Board of Directors.