Dr. Lu Cai is a tenured Professor of Departments of Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology and Pharmacology, and Toxicology, and Director of Pediatric Research Institute, the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Cai received his MD in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1990 from Jilin University, China. He has had his postdoctoral training at the University of Western Ontario and McGill University (1993–1999), Canada. He has been a member of several societies or associations, including the Society of Toxicology, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Radiation Research Society, and Dose-Response. Dr. Cai’s research interests and expertise include the cellular and molecular mechanisms of diabetes-induced cardiovascular diseases, more specifically for the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy and the roles of trace elements such as zinc and iron and related metallothionein in the development of diabetic complications, as well as the health effects of environmental contamination of heavy metals such as cadmium or ionizing radiation on the victim and their offspring.