Edward D. Levin, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. Dr. Levin earned his M.S. in Psychology in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology in 1984 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Levin’s research interests concern neurobehavioral pharmacology and toxicology with rat and zebrafish models. In one line of research his lab investigates developmental neurobehavioral toxicology, the adverse effects of early life exposure to environmental pollutants on sensorimotor function, emotional response, and cognition. He and his colleagues have demonstrated the persisting neurobehavioral toxicity caused by exposure to lead, cadmium, pesticide and persistent organic pollutants during early development. His lab also is also investigating the role of paternal chemical exposures before conception on the neurobehavioral development of their offspring. His research is directed not only at determining the functional nature and persistence of neurobehavioral dysfunction, but also the mechanisms of dysfunction and the therapeutic treatments to counteract the damage. He is Director of the Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center where he has conducted research for the past 36 years.