Steven I. Baskin, Pharm.D, PhD, D.A.C.T., is a pharmacologist/toxicologist with a specialty in cardiovascular, neuro-, endocrine, and chemical terrorism. His areas of concentration are drug discovery, antidotes, analysis and biochemistry. Dr. Baskin has proposed, new, unique antidotes and models for the treatment of cyanide, mustard and organophosphates. He is an author or co-author on more than 100 scientific papers and technical reports. Dr. Baskin is currently Team Leader of the Biochemical Toxicology and Pharmacology Division of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.