Transmission electron micrograph of cuticle cells in a human hair.
Research areas of society members
The following topics are previous or current research interests of members of the Australasian Hair and Wool Research Society. For further information, a specialist researcher can be contacted through the Society
The treatment of female pattern hair loss with oral antiandrogens |
Hair and Skin photochemistry |
Isolation, culture, and reimplantion of hair follicle dermal papilla cells as a model for cell based therapies. |
Changing hair morphology: New reagents for hair straightening, and improving hair feel and lustre |
Intervention to reduce the incidence and severity of eczema |
Bioprospecting keratinous materials: Isolation of bioactive peptides for preventative health. |
Keratin intermediate filaments in tissue repair. |
Developing new techniques for improving hair transplants. |
Hair and wool structural biology |
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Proteomics and protein chemistry |
Hair chemorheology, appearance, and damage |
Biobased Materials Hair and Skin Product Formulation |
Skin testing analysis and nail assessment experiments |
Hair follicle gene expression studies and bioinformatics |
Keratin composition of hair and wool fibres |
Topobiology of wool and hair growth |
Hair and wool endocrinology |
Wool follicle physiology and metabolism Bioharvesting of wool |
Hair/wool follicle development and hair cycles |
In vivo and ex vivo models |
Comparative hair biology |
Hair and wool gene expression Wool molecular biology |
Follicle stem cells Dermal cell transdifferentiation |
Hair transplant surgery |
The molecular basis of hair follicle immune privilege |
The genetic basis of female pattern hair loss. |