Expert Details
Personal Care, Active Ingredient Selection for Product Development, Write Protocols for Testing
ID: 723295
Michigan, USA
Expert has identified active ingredients for US and international product development. She can provide claim substantiation for the cosmetic products. She has conducted clinical and in-vitro testing and anti-aging research projects. She can help marketing to write advertisements and claims on the products, as well as search and identify new technologies for the future product development. Expert has written scientific papers, presented scientific work, and authored patents.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Identify experts in the Universities, Research Institutes, initiate and lead research projects in collaboration as needed by the company.
- Consult and direct product claims and substantiation testing plans for skincare, color and hair care products. communicate to R&D cross functional groups
o Help to Identify, select and qualify contract clinical labs
o Help to design the appropriate studies and write study protocols
o Help and direct Write the reports and provide claim support
o Help and direct to write claims supporting letters to network (TV, magazines)
o Help to write claims supporting letters and documents for product registration
- Communicate with key R&D and marketing leaders – Product claims, product positioning
- Worked with product development to design new global anti-aging, sunless tanning, skin whitening/lightening products, moisturizers, shampoo, conditioner and styling products.
- Managed new biophysical method development and claims substantiation group.
- Extensive experience in safety and regulatory aspects of hair and skin care products.
- Provide scientific and technical expertise to marketing, product development and creative writing leaders and other cross functional groups.
- Help to prepare illustrations and diagrams of products to aid in producing written materials about product performance and positioning.
- Provide technology outreach through industrial joint development, licensing, and academic collaborations leading to commercial implementation.
- Technical presentation in scientific conferences, publication in scientific journals.
- Supervisory and management experience.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1980 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Microbiology | Institution: M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India |
Year: 1978 | Degree: M.Sc. | Subject: Microbiology | Institution: M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2017 to 2020 | Employer: Retired - Amway, Ada, MI | Title: Senior principal research scientist | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Provide and technical and managerial support to a new group Manager of the Advanced Imaging and Measurement. Conducted two major research projects on "Indian Beauty & Imaging” and “Beauty solutions for Hispanics”, obtained R&D innovation funding. Conducted four clinical studies in the USA on Hispanic population ( 400 subjects/study) and three clinical studies ( 500 subjects/study) in India. Initiated collaboration with dermatologist and scientis Jean Krutmann and ExpertTamara Schikowski at IUF Leibniz Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany to study the effect of pollution in Indian populations. Also collaborated with Scientists from Tallin on artificial intelligenc. Image analysis on face and hands of all the Hispanics and Indian subjects. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2010 to 2017 | Employer: Amway co. | Title: Manager | Department: Advanced Imaging & Measurement Group, R&D |
Responsibilities:Managing the group of 7 scientists, & budget. Provide technical direction, initiating research projects related to anti-aging and skin pigmentation, non invasive biophysical methods. Collaborative work with Univ of Michigan, Univ of IL, Dermatology and scientists. Group also conducts/ coordinates internal & external studies to support product claims. Approve product claims. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1995 to 2005 | Employer: Mary Kay Inc, Dallas, TX | Title: Associate Principal Scientist | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:Conducted internal and external clinical studies to support product claims. Collaborated with Product Development, Marketing, Regulatory, Safety, and Legal on U.S. and international products. Managed academic research collaborations, led supplier joint development initiatives, and provided new technologieswithin and outside of the industry. Worked closely with Product Development to implement new technologies in product formulations and with Marketing to drive commercialization of lead technologies. Representative accomplishments included: - Provided technical information, scientific rational, and diagrams to aid in writing of claims and advertisements of products. - Wrote protocols, conducted clinical testing, analyzed data and wrote reports. - Coordinated clinical study with contract labs. - Searched new technologies and interacted with scientists of other companies and universities, providing ideas for new product development. - Published scientific papers in various journals and presented work at local and international conferences. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1990 to 1995 | Employer: Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan | Title: Lecturer, Investigator. | Department: Dermatology |
Responsibilities:Initiated new projects, Worked on skin cancer research and retinoic acid project. wrote grants, Established an independent lab, supervised technicians. Published and presented scientific work.Directed technical staff & medical students (interns) for skin cancer research project within Department of Dermatology. Representative accomplishments included: - Taught Connective Tissue Biochemistry and Molecular Biology techniques. - Primary Investigator – Skin Cancer Research/Tumor invasion - Co - Investigator – Retinoic acid project funded by Johnson & Johnson - Collaborated with surgeons on several research projects, including effects of chemical peel and dermabrasion on connective tissues of the skin, effect of retinoic acid on the skin aging, role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) on tumor invasion, and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2006 to 2010 | Employer: Alberto Culver, Chicago, IL | Title: Managed the claims group | Department: Claims substantiation group, R&D |
Responsibilities:Directed the group to substantiate skin care and hair care product claims. Reviewed and Approved global label claims, TV ad and other product claims related material. Evaluated new technologies.Managed and led the Global claims substantiation group. Direct the group to develop new methods to support hair care, skin care and color products claims. Assisted in the development and implementation of in vivo and in vitro assays to asses the products and ingredients efficacy. Designed protocols to conduct efficacy testing in house and with contract labs. Provided guidance to marketing and product development to write product claims. Provided claims support for hair and skincare products, helped new technology group to evaluate the technology. Reviewed and approved global label claims and TV advertisements on haircare, skincare and color products. Helped product development to test the product performance. Worked with legal to defend product claims and challenges from the competitors and government organizations. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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The Society of Investigative Dermatology; . The Society of Cosmetic Chemists; Chaired scientific sessions at the annual meetings. National Society of Cosmetic Chemists; Chair and Co-chair of Committee of Scientific Affairs Collin County Community Biotechnology Advisory Committee; Plano, Texas |
Professional Appointments |
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National Society of Cosmetic Chemists; Chair and Co-chair of Committee of Scientific Affairs; 19XX – 20XX Collin County Community Biotechnology Advisory Committee; Plano, Texas; 19XX- present. Teach clinical testing for cosmetic products class at University of Toledo Advisory board member at the University of Toledo. |
Awards / Recognition |
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Gold medal and award for the Ph.D. thesis work by Government of India. Fellowship from the Government of France - INSERM, Paris, France Fellowship from the Government of USA - National Cancer Institute, USA. Research Fellowship; Department of Pathology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Award form Dermatology Founadtion |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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7 Patents 27 Publications |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Worked with legal closely on claims related litigation. |
Training / Seminars |
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Developed Claims process, product claims related training presentation. |
Vendor Selection |
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Interacting with several vendors, evaluate ingredients, test data, recommend/consult PD |
Marketing Experience |
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Personal care products - skin care, color and hair care. Interaction with PD, marketing,. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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In vitro, in Vivo testing designing for product testing, claims substantiation. Regulatory, safety background. Strong research background. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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Hindi, Gujarati |
Fields of Expertise
cosmetic industry, cosmetic polymer, cosmetic product, cosmetic product chemistry, cosmetic product development, cosmetic product formulation, cosmetic raw material specification, over-the-counter cosmetic, personal care product, skin care cream, skin care product, skin protectant product, advertising claim substantiation, shea butter, new consumer product development, eye shadow, raw material, perfume, human skin, lipstick, prescription cosmetic, cosmetic sponge material, cosmetic product package, skin structure, skin cancer, cosmetic exported product, cosmetic product manufacturing, Food and Drug Administration cosmetic regulation, skin bleach, personal care deodorant, make-up, cosmetic safety testing, lotion, cosmetic stability, hair-care product, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, cosmetic product environmental effect, color additive, toiletry, skin, perfume chemistry, feminine care product, cosmetic color additive