TRI Talk #3 - Hair Resilience: Advanced Techniques to Evaluate Hair Bonding and Validate Cosmetic Claims


Wednesday, January 14, 2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
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Category: TRI Talks

TRI Talks are 60-minute on-line seminars on a wide range of topics designed to both inform and to inspire new ways of thinking.  This new Series will include five talks from experts at TRI and will run from November 2025 to February 2026.

TRI Talk #1 – 1pm (ET), Wednesday 19th November 2025 

Pin Straight to Ringlet Coil and Every Frizz In Between: Laboratory Methods that Quantify Straightness and Alignment. 

Murielle Mason (Senior Research Associate, TRI Princeton)

 

TRI Talk #2 – 1pm (ET), Wednesday 3rd November 2025 

Bioprospecting of Catmints and Sages: The Cat’s Meow of Natural Insect Repellents 

Dr Martin Zorde (Post-Doctoral Fellow, TRI Princeton)

 

TRI Talk #3 – 1pm (ET), Wednesday 14th January 2026 

Hair Resilience: Advanced Techniques to Evaluate Hair Bonding and Validate Cosmetic Claims 

Dr Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud (Director, Skin & Bio-Substrates, TRI Princeton

 

TRI Talk #4 – 1pm (ET), Wednesday 28th January 2026 

Scratching the Surface: Lipids, Protection & the Sebum–Microbiome Relationship 

Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte (Director, Hair Research, TRI Princeton)

 

TRI Talk #5 – 1pm (ET), Wednesday 11th February 2026 

Beyond SPF: Next-Generation Sunscreen Development for Maximized Efficacy and Safety in a Warming Climate (A Spectroscopic Approach) 

Dr Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud (Director, Skin & Bio-Substrates, TRI Princeton)