The Expert Panel
The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) is the global scientific resource on fragrance ingredients for consumers, official agencies and the industry. RIFM’s activities are reviewed by an independent Expert Panel, which provides strategic guidance, determines scientific study design and interprets test results for relevance to human health and environmental protection.
The Expert Panel selects its own members, who serve on a rotating basis. It is comprised of internationally known academic dermatologists, pathologists, toxicologists and environmental scientists. Additional expertise is provided by adjunct groups with knowledge in genetic toxicity, respiratory science, reproductive effects, environmental fate and epidemiology. The Panel determines safety of use for fragrance ingredients through consideration of available information and active generation of additional data. Its conclusions are presented to professional scientific and medical societies and are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. When important for consumer and environmental protection, decisions of the Expert Panel regarding restrictions of use are published as IFRA Standards.
The Expert Panel is opening further dialogue with interested parties by calling for information on fragrance materials under review. Information from interested parties received by RIFM, will be included as part of the background assembled for discussion of these Panel agenda items. For more information view the December 2011 press release, click here.
Next Panel Meeting: May 6-8, 2012 - New Jersey
Panel Members
Dr. I. Glenn Sipes, PhD. (Chair) - Professor & Department Head
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
Prof. Donald V. Belsito, MD - Professor
Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY USA
Dr. David R. Bickers, MD (Co-Chair) - Carl Truman Nelson Professor & Chair
Department of Dermatology
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY USA
Prof. Magnus Bruze, MD - Professor
Department of Occupational & Environmental Dermatology
Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
Prof. Peter Calow, PhD - Professor of Environmental Biology
Office of Research and Environmental Development
University of Nebraska, Whittier Research Center, Lincoln, NE USA
Prof. Maria L. Z. Dagli, DVM, PhD. - Professor, Veterinary Pathologist
Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Dekant
Institut fuer Toxikologie
Universitaet Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Prof. Allison D. Fryer, PhD - Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA
Dr. Daniel C. Liebler, PhD
Center in Molecular Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN USA
Dr. Yoshiki Miyachi, MD, PhD - Professor & Chairman of Dermatology
Graduate School of Medicine
Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Prof. Jean-Hilaire Saurat, MD - Professor & Chairman of Dermatology
Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
