The Merit Award Lecture, "Bioactivation, Covalent Binding, and Toxicity: A Personal Odyssey," will be presented by award recipient Frederick Peter Guengerich on Monday, March 11, 12:30 pm−1:30 pm in Grand Ballroom C2. Dr. Guengerich is the Stanford Moore professor of biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author or co-author of over 620 peer-reviewed scientific articles and a researcher in toxicology working on cytochromes P450, DNA damage and carcinogenesis, and drug metabolism. Dr. Guengerich’s research has led to a range of awards and honors, including the Society of Toxicology Achievement Award. At Vanderbilt University, he has served as a thesis advisor for 18 graduate students. Significantly, he has served as mentor to 125 postdoctoral trainees. The establishment of the F. Peter Guengerich Teaching Award for Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows or Residents in the Research Setting at Vanderbilt University is a testimony to the quality of his mentorship. In addition, he also teaches biochemistry courses for graduate students.