Michael Kundi studied Psychology, Medicine, and Mathematics at the University of Vienna and got his Ph.D. in 1979. Then, he obtained his habilitation in Epidemiology and Occupational Health from the Medical University of Vienna in 1989. He is since 2004 head of the Institute of Environmental Health of the Medical University of Vienna. He lectures at the Medical University of Vienna, the University of Vienna, and the Danube University in Krems and for postgraduate courses in occupational medicine, hospital hygiene, and environmental medicine. His research areas include the genotoxicity of various contaminants, effects of air pollution, indoor exposures, electromagnetic fields, and infectious diseases including vaccine research. He is a member of the vaccination committee of the Highest Health Council in Austria. He is head of the toxicology working group of the Indoor Pollution Committee of the Ministry for the Environment and vice director of the Austrian Committee on Noise Reduction. He is a member of several standards committees of the Austrian Standards Institute.