RIFM has announced that Anne Marie Api, Ph.D., vice president of human health science for RIFM, will receive the Philippe Shubik Distinguished Scientist Award from The Toxicology Forum, in dedication to her career in the field of toxicology.
Api started her career with RIFM in 1984, where she helped direct the human health science program. Since then, she has worked on a number of key fragrance toxicology projects. She was a co-founder of the RIFM database, a lead author of the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) for fragrance ingredients. Then in 2000, she led RIFM into its non-animal approach and helped expand alternative methods and models.
In addition to her work at RIFM, she has helped mentor over forty toxicology professional and is affiliated with the Society of Toxicology, American Academy of Dermatology, American Contact Dermatitis Society, Society of Investigative Dermatology, and the American Chemical Society. Api received her Ph.D. from Aston University in Birmingham, England.
The Philippe Shubik Distinguished Scientist Award will be presented at the winter meeting of The Toxicology Forum, which will take place on January 30, 2018, at the Hotel Monaco, in Washington, D.C.
