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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON COSMETICS SAFETY

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Takao Ashikaga, Ph.D.

Takao Ashikaga, Ph.D.

Section Chief, Division of Risk Assessment

National Institute of Health Sciences Japanese Center for Validation of Alternative Methods

ACADEMIC DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Science - 1990 Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan  
  • Ph.D. - 1995 Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • 1990 to 1995 - Graduate Student, laboratory of Prof. Kazuo Nagai, Graduate School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1992 to 1995 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship for Young Scientist
  • 1995 to 2017 - Shiseido Safety Research Center, Yokohama, Japan
  • 2017 to 2020 - Senior Scientist, Division of Risk Assessment, Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2021 to present - Section Chief, Division of Risk Assessment, Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

I worked for Shiseido for more than 20 years. I was extensively involved in the development of human Cell Line Activation Test (h-CLAT: OECD TG442E). I have been in charge of Japanese Center for Validation of Alternative Methods (JaCVAM) since 2021. I am author of more than 50 scientific papers regarding cosmetic safety and alternative test development.