1. Rongda Xu obtained his PhD degree in analytical chemistry in 1995 from Kansas State University (USA). He has conducted and managed research in absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME), bioanalysis and other drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK)-related areas since 1998. Until recently, he was Director in the Department of Analytical Sciences and DMPK at Takeda California (CA, USA).