Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Biographical Sketch
Jim E. Riviere is the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology; and
Director, Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics, College
of Veterinary Medicine; North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh NC. Dr. Riviere received
his BS (summa cum laude) and MS degrees from Boston College, his DVM and PhD in pharmacology
as well as a DSc (hon) from Purdue University. He is an elected member of the Institute of
Medicine of the National Academies, serves on its Food and Nutrition Board, and is a fellow of
the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Zeta and Sigma Xi,
and has served on the Science Board of the Food and Drug Administration. His honors include the
1999 O. Max Gardner Award from the Consolidated University of North Carolina, the 1991 Ebert
Prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association, the Harvey W. Wiley Medal and FDA
Commissioner’s Special Citation, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Association
of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. He is the Editor of the Journal of Veterinary
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, co-founder and co-director of the USDA Food Animal Residue
Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program, and was formerly the Director of the Biomathematics Program
in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at NCSU. He has served as an officer in
various Specialty Sections of the Society of Toxicology, and has served on the Editorial Boards
of various toxicology, pharmacology and veterinary journals. He has published over 430
full-length research papers and chapters, holds 5 U.S. Patents, has authored/edited 10 books
in pharmacokinetics, toxicology and food safety, and received over 16 million dollars as principal
investigator on eatramural research grants. His current research interests relate to the
development of animal models; applying biomathematics to problems in toxicology, including the
risk assessment of chemical mixtures, pharmacokinetics, nanomaterials, absorption
of drugs and chemicals across skin; and the food safety and pharmacokinetics of tissue residues
in food producing animals.
