Ho Fai “Colton” Wong, PhD, has joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) as the section head of the drug testing laboratory.

The TVMDL’s drug testing laboratory was established in 1987 in response to the passage of the Texas Racing Act. In addition to its primary responsibilities of analyzing samples from racehorses and greyhounds for illegal drugs, the drug testing lab also tests samples for livestock shows, fitness screens, other racing jurisdictions, and various racing and horse industry entities.

Wong comes to the TVMDL from Hong Kong, China, to provide the lab’s racing laboratory with operational and technical supervision to detect drugs and residues in animal samples, as well as in contraband products and environmental samples.

A graduate of the University of Hong Kong, Wong received his doctorate in chemistry in 2003, and his bachelor of science in chemistry in 1999. He is a professional member of the Association of Official Racing Chemists and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is also a Chartered Scientist of the Science Council and a Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry