Anti Aging Section, Nadine Pernodet, Ed Pelle, Estee Lauder Company, Harry's Cosmeticology 9th Ed.

NADINE PERNODET, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Skin Biology Research

Estée Lauder 

Dr. Nadine Pernodet currently holds the position of Executive Director, Global Research & Development- Skin Biology, for Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.   

Dr. Pernodet is a key member of the team responsible for research, developing and testing future technology for all global skincare products.  She has been actively involved in the field of scientific research for more than ten years, recently holding the position of Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Prior to that, she was a Research Scientist.  In addition to publishing numerous articles, she is the holder of key patents and the recipient of three grants relating to important works in her field with the NSF and the NIH.  

Her unique approach to the science of skincare is to combine her extensive knowledge and background in Biophysics and Biology to better understand skin aging. As well, she has been at the forefront of the research in Epigenetics with Clock genes and Sirtuins research. Dr. Pernodet also continues her strong relationship with academia.

Dr. Pernodet graduated with a Chemistry degree from Franche-Comte University in Besancon, France and obtained a BS and MS in Physical Chemistry from Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France.  She received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Institut Charles Sadron/Louis Pasteur University and has spent 6 years in research with the Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Programs in Stony Brook before joining as Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Department.

Originally from France, Dr. Pernodet currently resides in Long Island, New York.     

Edward Pelle

Director of Skin Biology Research

Estee Lauder

Edward Pelle is a Director in the Skin Biology Laboratory in the R&D Department of the Estee Lauder Companies.   In this lab the structure and function of skin is studied leading to more effective skin care products.  

Dr. Pelle has studied the effects of environmental stressors, such as UV, ozone, and cigarette smoke on epidermal and dermal cells.  Understanding how to protect skin against various types of environmental trauma by the use of antioxidants and inhibitors of reactive oxygen species has been a goal for over twenty years.  Delineating the differences between endogenous aging and photo aging and the role that epigenetics plays in this process and its relation to oxidative mechanisms is a more current objective in his work.  

Dr. Pelle is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine where he has collaborated on several projects with other faculty and contributes a lecture in the Transcription and Signaling Class given by the department at the graduate level.  He has also worked on RNA processing at Rockefeller University and done research in hematology at New York University Medical Center.  He received a BS from Fordham University, and an MS and Ph.D. from New York University.  

He has authored or co-authored over thirty peer-reviewed publications, four review articles, and numerous abstracts.  He also holds over fifteen U.S. patents and is listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.  He is a member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

Eva Patel and Gurpreet Sangha, Ethnic Skin and Skin Lightening, Skin Rx, GS Cosmeceutical, Harry's Cosmeticology, 9th ed.

Eva Patel

Skin Rx

Eva Patel is a graduate of Charing Cross Hospital medical school, London, England and a Certified Surgical Assistant with Advanced Knowledge in Chemexfoliation.

She is an Entrepreneur with 19 years experience and Founder of Skin Rejuvenation Clinic Inc., one of  the first anti-aging skin care clinics in San Francisco. Ms. Patel has been a Surgical Assistant  in the USA for over 11 years and serves  at over 106 hospitals and medical facilities." Herexperience has resulted in an opportunity to understand the diverse needs of the global consumer and being of Ethnic decent herself,  she wanted to create something to help other practitioners understand skin from all facets.

During this period she realized a need to develop  a Classification Scale that would serve as a comprehensive tool ecompassing: race, country of origin, complexion, skin characteristics, skin type and precautions. After over 8 years of research, she developed the EP Global Skin Classification tool.  This approach goes beyond the Fitzpatrick scale and  takes into consideration all skin tones and types.  It simplifies the data into a basic chart format for the professional to glance at in one page and guide the selection of appropriate choices of skin treatments and programs to recommend to global consumers.

Gurpreet “Gogi” Sangha

CEO of G.S. Cosmeceutical

Gurpreet “Gogi” Sangha is the Founder, President and CEO of G.S. Cosmeceutical USA, Inc. (GSC), a contract manufacturing company located in Livermore, California. GSC is a cGMP facility and is FDA registered. It provides support to its business partners by leveraging its expertise in research and development and manufacture of cosmeceutical over-the-counter (OTC) drug and personal care products.

Gogi graduated with the research degree, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), in organic chemistry. He has worked as a leading chemist and manager in several large cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies in both R&D and manufacturing environments. In May 1998, he realized his dream of establishing his own company. GSC has since established itself as a fast growing company and a leader in northern California’s personal care industry. Gogi strongly believes collaborating closely with individual entrepreneurs, professionals and corporate clients to help them develop and bring new products to market. He is uncompromisingly committed to excellence in product quality and customer service.

Packaging, Wylie Royce, Royce Associates, Harry's Cosmeticology 9th Ed.

Wylie H. Royce

Royce Associates

East Rutherford, NJ

Wylie H. Royce is a Managing Director of Royce Associates, founded in 1929 as a Chemical Manufacturer. Today, the company is a leading supplier of colorants and functional additives for Food, Drug, Cosmetic and Personal Care packaging.  The company offers Customer Assistance and Training in obtaining approvals required by various agencies in the US and Western Europe and Latin America.  Royce has manufacturing sites in NJ and NC, and a Technical Center in Tianjin China as well as manufacturing partners in India, China, Thailand, and Korea. Royce’s six Divisions serve the Personal Care, Cosmetic, Paper, Textile, Aerospace, Plastic Colorant, Functional Additives, Food Packaging, House wares, Synthetic Rubber, and Construction Industries.

Mr. Royce is Chairman of a number of influential decision making industry groups including: the Society of Plastics Industries (SPI) “Color and Additive Products Subcommittee” (Food Drug and Cosmetic Packaging Materials Committee)and SPI’s Communication and Marketing Advisory Committee. He also serves as a National Board member of the SPI and as Treasurer of the SPI’s Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Packaging Materials Committee.  Wylie is also a, member of the Health & Beauty America (HBA) Technical Advisory Board and adds his packaging expertise to HBA’s Global Packaging Oriented Expo. 

He has been named a permanent member of International Who’s Who’ in Business Professionals, Who’s Who among rising Young Americans and Interesting Personalities of America. Wylie regularly speaks on subjects relating to plastics in food, drug and cosmetic packaging, sustainability issues and the effect on products produced in and imported into the US by the changing international business climate.

Mr. Royce has  authored “Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Global Colorant Regulations”.He holds a US Patent for a proprietary method utilizing electron beam modification of resins to create marbleized colorant effects for injection-molded products..

Editor of Ingredients Section, Chia Chen, Estee Lauder, Harry's Cosmeticology 9th Ed.

Chia Wen Chen, M.S.

Executive Director of BioActives

Basic Science Research

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.

As an Executive Director of BioActives, Chia is involved in all aspects of Active ingredient development that feeds into 30 divisions under the Estee Lauder umbrella. Chia develops bench top process for the isolation, purification and discovery of new actives (Single Plant vs. Recipes) and work closely with collaborators in Academia and manufacturers to bring a prototype extract to commercialization for cosmetic use. She works with the Product Development Groups and advices suitable raw materials used for claim and activity.  She is responsible for running internal education program through Top Actives Review and Scientific Symposium with vendors. Her group sets up Organic plantations, coordinates botanical collaborations, testing of biological actives world wide and maintains Actives Database which supports Clinical, Claim Support (Legal) Safty and Regulatory with efficacy data needed for substantiation.  In 2008, she took on additional responsibility of being the Manager for AGI Dermatics, and manages the Technical Support and Internal Sales of EL’s only custom chemical company.

Chia is born in Taiwan and raised in US. She holds a Masters degree in Pharmacology specialized in Plant research. She joined the Estee Lauder Companies in 1996. For her 16 years in the industry, Chia is quite involved in Society of Cosmetic Chemistry.  She served in the House Committee for the Long Island Chapter from 1998 to 2004, received Young Scientist Award in 2002, served as Treasurer Elect for 2003 and Treasurer for 2004.  Chia is an active member of American Society of Pharmacognosy,  American Botanical Council and Cosmetic Executive Women.  She has given many presentations and granted numerous patents.

Lisa Gandolfi, Ramiro Galleguillos PhD, Polymeric Rheology Modifiers, Harry's Cosmeticology 9th Ed.

Lisa Gandolfi, 

PhD Polymer Science & Engineering

Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Truman State University in 2001 and a PhD in Polymer Science & Engineering from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2008.  Her research was sponsored by the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Graduate Fellowship, with a focus on polymer-surfactant interactions and high-throughput screening.  

In 2006, Dr. Gandolfi joined Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company where her research focused on development of new technologies for innovation in cleansing products.  Lisa joined Clariant Corporation in 2011 as the Technical Manager for Consumer Care in North America.  Her team is responsible for technical service, sales support, and regional application development for Clariant’s Personal Care and Industrial & Home Care product portfolios.

Ramiro Galleguillos, PhD

Dr. Galleguillos obtained his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz Bolivia, with an Industrial Chemistry degree from Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan. He graduated with an MS degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA. Later on, he obtained his Doctorate Degree from Case Western Reserve University, School of Macromolecular Science; Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

After graduation he joined Helene Curtis Inc., HCI, in Chicago Illinois which was later acquired by Unilever. He worked in the Advanced Formulations Group of HCI/UL for 12 years where he conducted product development research in areas of Antiperspirants and Deodorants, hair fixatives and related hair care products. In particular he was involved in the formulation of innovative AP sticks, soft solids and refractive-index matched clear gels, reduced VOC aerosol and non-aerosol hair sprays, hair mousses and gels. Additionally, he worked as adjunct professor at The Illinois Institute of Technology where he taught a Polymer Chemistry graduate course for three years.

He joined Lubrizol (ex BF Goodrich/Noveon) in 1997 and worked in the Synthesis Group preparing and testing rheology modifiers and fixatives for personal care. He was responsible for initiating the Fixate™ line of hair fixative polymers at Lubrizol. Currently he works in the applications team of the personal care group of Lubrizol conducting research in polymer-surfactant systems. In particular, he is involved in new product and formulation development, helping screen, develop and test rheology modifiers for use in surfactant compositions such a body washes, shampoo, liquid soaps and related cleansing products.

Dr. Galleguillos holds more than 40 granted patents and has made several publications.