Anika Dzierlenga Ph.D., is a Scientific Program Official at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). She serves as Program Director for the Oceans and Human Health Program where she works with Centers conduct studies to characterize both natural and anthropogenic marine exposures, assess the health effects and determine how climate change may exacerbate exposure or toxicity. Dr. Dzierlenga received her Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in Tucson.