BIOSKETCH
Dr. Craig Rowlands is a Senior Scientist for Innovation at Underwriters laboratories, Supply Chain & Sustainability. He is an industry leader with expert knowledge in scientifically sound product safety assessments towards enhancing sustainability and reducing environmental, health & safety risks. He has successful record ensuring organizations achieve their sustainability performance goals through collaborating, partnering and impacting internal R&D programs, government agencies, regulatory authorities, technical- and trade-associations, non-governmental organizations, and universities. Dr. Rowlands has published over 80 articles and book chapters and edited several reports in toxicology and risk assessment. He has served as President of the Molecular and Systems Biology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), Chair of the SOT Continuing Education Committee, and Co-Chair for the American Chemistry Council's Computational Profiling Work Group of the Health, Products and Science Policy Committee. He served on international expert committees including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projects on Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) and Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs). He has served on the Board of Trustees of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI), Co-Chair of the ILSI-HESI project Framework for Intelligent Non-Animal Methods for Safety Assessment and serves as co-chair of the SOT, Current Concepts in Toxicology Committee. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology and has been awarded the Carl C. Smith award for meritorious research from the SSOT Mechanisms Specialty Section, and the 2012 Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Award. Dr. Rowlands is an adjunct Professor of Toxicology at Michigan State University, Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition.s an adjunct Professor of Toxicology at Michigan State University.
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SUMMARY
An industry leader with expert knowledge in scientifically sound product safety assessments towards enhancing sustainability and reducing environmental, health & safety risks. Provide technical expertise, strategies and management to identify issues, navigate obstacles and deliver solutions. Experienced in collaborating, partnering and impacting internal R&D programs, government agencies, regulatory authorities, technical and trade associations, NGO’s, and universities to achieve corporate goals and improve business sustainability performance. Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition.
Specialties: Sustainability, Sustainability Strategy, Environment, Health & Safety, Value Chain, Product Stewardship, Green Chemistry, Safety, Risk Assessment, Toxicology, Alternative Testing, Regulations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-Present: Senior Scientist, Innovation, Underwriters laboratories, Supply Chain & Sustainability, Northbrook, IL
2005-2016: Senior Scientist and Research Leader, The Dow Chemical Company, Toxicology, Environmental Research & Consulting (TERC), Midland, MI
2003-2005: Staff Fellow, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition(CFSAN), Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling
2001-2003: Senior Scientist, Regulatory Affairs Consulting, Burdock Group, Vero Beach, FL
1997-2001: Assistant Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Director, Biotechnology Laboratory, USDA-ARS-Human Nutrition Research Center, Little Rock, AR.
1995-1997: Postdoctoral Scientist, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
1993-1995: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Biotechnology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
1989-1993: Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
EDUCATION
PUBLICATIONS
Author/Co-author of 80+ publications, 5 book chapters, 73 presentation abstracts, and 1 patent.
Publications on ResearchGate