Mª Luisa Coderch Negra graduated in Chemistry from the University of Barcelona (1980). She completed a Master’s degree in Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1982) and a PhD in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Barcelona (1988). She has been a CSIC scientist since 1990 and a research professor since 2009 at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC).

She specializes in the chemical characterization of lipid compounds and the physicochemical study of lipid structures in keratinous tissues such as wool, hair, and the stratum corneum of human skin. Her research also focuses on the in vitro and in vivo evaluation of the percutaneous absorption of different compounds and vehicles, leading the management of the Dermocosmetic Evaluation Service with ISO9001:2008 and GLP 055CAT quality certifications.

She has participated in 38 R projects funded through competitive calls and 102 non-competitive R projects. She has published 267 articles in scientific journals and is the author of 12 patents. She has supervised 5 doctoral theses and 16 final degree or master’s projects.