Dr. Q. Ping Dou is a Professor of Oncology, Pharmacology and Pathology at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine. He obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry from Shandong University in 1981, his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Rutgers University in 1988 and did postdoctoral training at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School from 1988 to 1993. He also worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and an Associate Professor at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He has published over 276 peer-reviewed research and review articles. His commitment to cancer research is centered on targeted therapies, drug discovery, natural products, and chemoprevention.