Christian Saliba was born in Victoria, Malta. He received his degree in Pharmacy from the University of Malta in June 2007 and was admitted to the Ph.D. program in Toxicology in December 2007. Christian is undertaking his dissertation project in the Department of Toxicology, Laboratory of Oncology and Molecular Pathology, on the role of Catnb (ß-catenin) and Ha-ras mutations in a mouse model of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis.