Dr. Daan Thorn Leeson is the Senior Director for Innovation and Formulation at Rodan + Fields. In this role, he oversees the formulation of all new Rodan + Field products, including the development of ingredient technology, and is ultimately responsible for the efficacy and performance of all Rodan + Field products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Thorn Leeson has worked in Skincare Research & Development for well over 20 years, having been at the forefront of many innovative product technologies resulting in more than 20 patents and patent publications. During this time, he has focused on methods of measuring and improving the skin\u2019s barrier function, the discovery and development of novel botanical actives, the application of retinoids in facial anti-aging, and the application of bio-engineered ingredients in topical skincare formulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early days of his career, prior to entering the skincare field, Dr. Thorn Leeson was a highly respected scientist in the field of protein biophysics. After receiving his PhD in chemistry at the University of Groningen<\/a> in the Netherlands, he was awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/a> in New Mexico. Dr. Thorn Leeson\u2019s work in protein folding and dynamics has been published in prestigious journals such as Nature Structural Biology<\/a> <\/em>and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n