Katsuhiko Yoshizawa, DVM, PhD, FIATP Mukogawa Women's University, Hyogo, Japan

• Dr. Katsuhiko Yoshizawa (KATSU) is an assistant professor in Kansai Medical University, Japan and an expert committee member (Pesticides), Food Safety Commission of Japan, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
• He was a chief pathologist and toxicologist in Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Astellas Pharma Inc., Japan, with 20 years experience in drug safety assessment. He had several experiences for discussion about his company’s drugs with KIKO, FDA, and EMEA. He is an expert for eye-, liver-, heart-, skin-, mammary- and anti-cancer drug- and immunosuppresant drug-induced toxicities and carcinogenesis. He has more than 100 publications in peer-review journals.
• He was a visiting scientist for two years, Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), USA. He researched mechanistic studies of dioxin-induced gingival carcinogenicity, nasal carcinogenicity, and pancreatic exocrine toxicity, chemical-induced heart toxicity. He has now continued the collaboration with NIEHS scientists.