Hair care technology experts

Develops plant-expressed elastomeric proteins for textured hair styling and a pea protein hydrolyzate for hair.

Designs COL17A1-protective peptides to preserve the hair follicle stem-cell niche.

Runs a microfollicle organoid model of the human hair follicle to screen hair growth modulators.

Tests topical hair growth inhibition through TAS2R4 stimulation by rebaudioside A.

Develops iron salt facial hair dyes and measures hair dye desorption from human hair fiber.

Studies how senescent melanocyte signaling hyperactivates hair growth and images follicle metabolism with FLIM.

Screens natural products for 5-alpha reductase inhibition with cell- and enzyme-based assays.

Optimizes lubricant deposition on hair-like substrates with cationic polymer and anionic surfactant complexes.

Maps keratin fiber microstructure in hair, linking photodamage and tensile stress to curl and surface performance.