Dr Sola Idowu
Publications & Patents
A record of peer-reviewed research and inventions: skin and hair biology underpinning HexisLab’s current work in AI-driven cosmetic science, patents spanning skin-care and pharmaceutical drug discovery, and earlier foundational research in applied mathematics, fluid dynamics and complex systems.
BIOLOGY: SKIN & HAIR SCIENCE
Biology: Skin & Hair Science
Fifteen peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and conference proceedings on skin ageing, pigmentation, DNA damage, personalised skincare and textured-hair biology, most conducted in collaboration with Ewa Markiewicz and colleagues, and underpinning HexisLab’s AI-driven approach to cosmetic ingredient discovery.
Investigating the Dual Functions of Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Vitamin E and Vitamin C as Antioxidants and Anti-Glycation Agents In Vitro: Implications for Skin Health
Markiewicz E, Ruth N, Mammone T, Idowu OC · International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2025
Mitochondrial DNA Biomarkers in Skin Disease Featuring Skin Aging
Moor JA, Ruddy E, Idowu OC, Birch-Machin MA · book chapter in Biomarkers in Dermatology · 2025
Aging, Senescence, and Cutaneous Wound Healing: A Complex Relationship
O’Reilly S, Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Frontiers in Immunology · 2024
The Genomic Variation in Textured Hair: Implications in Developing a Holistic Hair Care Routine
Idowu OC, Markiewicz E, Oladele D · Cosmetics, 11(6), 183 · 2024
Dichotomous Attributes of BHT, Vitamin E and Vitamin C as Antioxidant and Anti-Glycation Molecules in Skin Models
Markiewicz E, Ruth N, Mammone T, Idowu OC · conference abstract, Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2024
Exploring the Use of Natural Ingredients for the Protection of Textured Hair from Ultraviolet Radiation: An In Vitro Study
Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Cosmetics, 11(3), 102 · 2024
Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Dark Skin: Molecular Mechanism and Skincare Implications
Markiewicz E, Karaman-Jurukovska N, Mammone T, Idowu OC · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2022
Evaluation of Personalized Skincare Through In-Silico Gene Interactive Networks and Cellular Responses to UVR and Oxidative Stress
Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2022
Anti-Glycation and Anti-Aging Properties of Resveratrol Derivatives in the In Vitro 3D Models of Human Skin
Markiewicz E, Jerome J, Mammone T, Idowu OC · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2022
Skin Aging and Mitochondria
Ruddy E, Zhu G, Idowu OC, Birch-Machin MA · book chapter in Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Nanotherapeutics · 2021
Melanogenic Difference Consideration in Ethnic Skin Type: A Balance Approach Between Skin Brightening Applications and Beneficial Sun Exposure
Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2020
DNA Damage in Human Skin and the Capacities of Natural Compounds to Modulate the Bystander Signalling
Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Open Biology · 2019
Evaluation of the Antioxidant Efficacy of Extracts/Ingredients Used in Skin Care Products
Zakaria NNA, Okello EJ, Idowu OC · International Journal of Phytocosmetics and Natural Ingredients · 2018
Involvement of the Nuclear Structural Proteins in Aging-Related Responses of Human Skin to the Environmental Stress
Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2018
Personalized Skincare: From Molecular Basis to Clinical and Commercial Applications
Markiewicz E, Idowu OC · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2018
PATENTS
Patents
Named inventor on international patent families spanning skin-care compositions and, earlier in his career, network-pharmacology approaches to drug repositioning at the Newcastle University spin-out e-Therapeutics.
Skin care
Mangiferin as a Protective Agent Against Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Skin-Care Compositions Comprising Same
US Patent Application 20210106601 · Filed 29 Jan 2019 · Published 15 Apr 2021
Drug repositioning (e-Therapeutics plc)
Controlled Release Treatment of Depression
US 20110212173 · Filed 2009 · Published 2011 · with M P Young, P McKeown
Antibacterial Combination Therapy
US 20110039906 · Filed 2008 · Published 2011 · with M P Young, C M Thomas, J A Charlton
Treatment of Melanoma
US 20110033376 · Filed 2008 · Published 2011 · with M P Young, C M Thomas, J A Charlton
Treatment of Melanoma (Combination Therapy)
US 20110020217 · Filed 2008 · Published 2011 · with M P Young, C M Thomas
Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Infections
US 20100144626 · Filed 2007 · Published 2010 · with M P Young, C M Thomas, J A Charlton
Treatment of Depression
US 20090005443 · Filed 2008 · Published 2009 · with M P Young, C M Yates, J A Charlton
PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS & COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Physics, Mathematics & Complex Systems
The foundation before biology: doctoral and postdoctoral research in fluid dynamics, acoustics and astrophysical modelling, followed by computational and network-based approaches to complex systems and bioinformatics at Newcastle University’s School of Computing Science.
Doctoral & postdoctoral research
Simulations of Acoustic Turbulence and Dynamic Action in Irrotational Flows
PhD thesis · Department of Mathematics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne · 2000
Doctoral research applying computational fluid dynamics and acoustic-turbulence modelling.
Structure and Evolution of a Circumstellar Disk During the Early Phase of Accretion from a Parent Cloud
Annual Research Briefs · Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University / NASA Ames Research Center · 2001
Postdoctoral research modelling the motion of gas clouds and disk accretion in protoplanetary systems.
Complex systems & computational modelling
Bacillus Subtilis Protein Interaction Network Analysis
Idowu OC, Lynden SJ, Young MP, Andras P · IEEE Computational Systems Bioinformatics Conference · 2004
Dealing with Complex Networks of Process Interactions: A Security Measure
Periorellis P, Idowu OC, Lynden SJ, Young MP, Andras P · 9th IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems · 2004
Kohonen Networks with Graph-Based Augmented Metrics
Andras P, Idowu OC · 5th Workshop on Self-Organizing Maps (WSOM), Paris · 2005
Fault Tolerance and Network Integrity Measures: The Case of Computer-Based Systems
Andras P, Idowu OC, Periorellis P · 2006
From research to practice
This research now underpins Sola’s work as Founder and CEO of HexisLab, where AI-guided discovery, laboratory validation and formulation are combined to develop new ingredients and evidence for cosmetics, personal care and pharmaceutical applications.
Research collaborations & enquiries
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