Dr. Michelle Wong
Founder, Lab Muffin Beauty Science

Michelle is the founder of Lab Muffin Beauty Science, where she has been explaining the science behind beauty products for a general audience since 2011. She also co-founded Beauty SciComm, a social enterprise to increase the quality, volume and reach of accurate beauty science content, and is a co-convenor of the annual Sunscreen E-Summit.

Through her science education work, Michelle has partnered with many brands on campaigns, and delivered an invited talk at the APAC Trusted Media Summit. Her work has been featured in international publications including The New York Times, ABC News, The Atlantic, Chemistry & Engineering News and Cosmetics & Toiletries.

She also works as a product development and science communication consultant, and was formerly the head of chemistry at Matrix Education.

Michelle holds a bachelor of advanced science (Honours Class 1 with university medal), a PhD in chemistry (medicinal and supramolecular) and a diploma of cosmetic formulation.