Dr. Riviere is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and a fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. He received his BS (summa cum laude) and MS degrees from Boston College and his DVM and PhD in pharmacology from Purdue University. He has served on the Science Board of the Food and Drug Administration. His honors include the 1999 O. Max Gardner Award from the Board of Governors of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, the 1991 Ebert Prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association, and the Harvey W. Wiley Medal and FDA Commissioner’s Special Citation.

Dr. Riviere served as principal investigator on extramural research by both government and industry totaling more than 15 million dollars. He has published more than 400 full-length research papers and chapters. He holds 5 U.S. patents. Dr. Riviere has authored/edited 10 books in pharmacokinetics, toxicology and food safety. His current research interests relate to applying biomathematics to problems in toxicology, including risk assessment of chemical mixtures, pharmacokinetics, absorption of drugs and chemicals across skin, and the impact of tissue residues from food producing animals on food safety and pharmacokinetics..

He is the Editor of the Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and co-founder and co-director of the USDA Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program. He is Past-President of the Dermatotoxicology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology and is a member of the Editorial Board of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology as well as Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology.