A Risk Sciences International news item posted on March 16, 2021 and last updated on March 24, 2021
Dr. Donald Mattison, RSI’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer, has accepted an appointment as a University of South Carolina Health Sciences Distinguished Professor in the in the Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH). The appointment noted that Dr. Mattison’s broad and deep career experience as a researcher and educator is impressive and valuable to USC. Dr Mattison’s academic home within ASPH will be in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr Mattison anticipates continuing research on structure activity relationships in reproductive and developmental toxicology, drug and vaccine efficacy and safety, as well as other work with RSI.
The entire RSI family congratulates Dr. Mattison for his appointment.
Read Dr. Mattison’s bio here.
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