Dr. Hajime Kojima

Secretary General
National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan~


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Information Science from Nagasaki University, Japan

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Biography

Dr. Hajime Kojima is currently working as Secretary General at Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods (JaCVAM) & Section Chief, Division of Risk Assessment, Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Japan. He has completed his Ph.D. in Information Science from Nagasaki University, Japan. He also served as Researcher or Manager at Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co, Ltd, and Fellow of National Institute of Genetics. He has published 65 research articles in SCI journals.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxicology
Laboratory Animal Medicine
Dermatology
Applied Toxicology

Selected Publications

  1. Onoue, S., K. Hosoi, T. Toda, H. Takagi and N. Osaki et al., 2014. Intra-/inter-laboratory validation study on reactive oxygen species assay for chemical photosafety evaluation using two different solar simulators. Toxicol. In Vitro, 28: 515-523.
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  2. Kojima, H., M. Katoh, S. Shinoda, S. Hagiwara and T. Suzuki et al., 2014. A catch‐up validation study of an in vitro skin irritation test method using reconstructed human epidermis LabCyte EPI‐MODEL24. J. Applied Toxicol., 34: 766-774.
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  3. Yamaguchi, H., H. Kojima and T. Takezawa, 2013. Vitrigel-eye irritancy test method using HCE-T cells. Toxicol. Sci., 135: 347-355.
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  4. Stokes, W., G. Srinivas, R. McFarland, J. Kulpa-Eddy and W. Casey et al., 2013. Report on the international workshop on alternative methods for Leptospira vaccine potency testing: State of the science and the way forward. Biologicals, 41: 279-294.
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  5. Kojima, H., K. Hayashi, H. Sakaguchi, T. Omori and T. Otoizumi et al., 2013. Second-phase validation study of short time exposure test for assessment of eye irritation potency of chemicals., Toxicol. In Vitro, 27: 1855-1869.

  6. Kojima, H., 2013. Update from the Japanese center for the validation of alternative methods (JaCVAM). Altern. Lab. Anim.: ATLA, 41: 435-441.
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  7. Kanto, H., K. Washizaki, M. Ito, K. Matsunaga and H. Akamatsu et al., 2013. Optimal patch application time in the evaluation of skin irritation. J. Dermatol., 40: 363-369.
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  8. Kojima, H., Y. Ando, K. Idehara, M. Katoh and T. Kosaka et al., 2012. Validation study of the in vitro skin irritation test with the LabCyte EPI-MODEL24. Altern. Lab. Anim.: ATLA, 40: 33-50.