- Ph.D., Medical Studies, University of Exeter, UK, 2019
- M.Sc., Toxicology, University of Surrey, UK, 2015
- B.Sc., Natural Sciences (Industrial), University of Leeds, UK, 2014
- Member, The Royal Society of Chemistry (2010 – present)
- Committee Member, Toxicology Group, The Royal Society of Chemistry (2017 – present)
Dr. Kahve has gained experience as a toxicologist in various industries with a focus on human health. She has experience in evaluating chemical hazards, exposure and risk assessment from the agrochemical and tobacco industries. She has a particular interest in assessing the endocrine disrupting potential of chemical substances. Dr. Kahve also has experience in using computational prediction models (Leadscope, Derek Nexus and QSAR Toolbox) to predict the toxicity of chemicals with limited or no hazard data.
Dr. Kahve gained her Ph.D. from the University of Exeter. Her research was multidisciplinary as it spanned medical (endocrine toxicology) and physical (biophysics) sciences. She sought to investigate the mechanisms by which long-chain saturated fatty acids induce cytotoxicity, and which unsaturated fatty acids prevent cytotoxicity when combined with saturates, in vitro. During this time, she developed and validated a novel methodology using Raman microspectroscopy to visualise and quantify changes in lipid deposition and composition within pancreatic beta cells. Uni- and multi-variate analysis, and spectral decomposition analyses were performed.
Dr. Kahve works across the Chemical Regulation & Food Safety and Health Sciences practices. Her work focuses on the compilation of regulatory dossiers for plant protection products, toxicity predictions of chemical metabolites and impurities using in silico tools, and supporting testifying consultants in the United States with litigation casework as a non-testifying consultant.