David W. Hein

Hein was born in Faith, South Dakota , and attended Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he received a B.S. in chemistry. He completed his PhD in pharmacology at the University of Michigan. ==Career==

Hein began his career at the Morehouse School of Medicine, where he chaired the Department of Pharmacology. In 1989, he was appointed as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of North Dakota, where he became a Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor. In 1997, Hein moved to the University of Louisville, where he serves as the Peter K. Knoefel Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Distinguished University Scholar. Additionally, he has presented the Astor Visiting Lectureship at the University of Oxford and served as a visiting professor at the University of Paris. He was elected as a fellow of the Academy of ASPET Pharmacology Educators of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. ==Research==

Hein's research program incorporates precision environmental health and precision medicine. This includes research in personalized medicine and individual susceptibility to environmental diseases. Additionally, his research in pharmacogenomics sheds light on the genetic causes of prescription drug failure. Widely published in scientific journals, Hein has authored more than 275 journal articles, 23 book chapters, and 75 gene sequences with an h- index of 67. He has delivered over 150 presentations across the US and the world. His work has been cited more than 18000 times. ==References==