Dr. Alisar S ZAHR

Dr. Alisar S. Zahr is the Senior Director of Research and Clinical Development at Revision Skincare®. She is responsible for product innovations, formulation, and conducting clinical studies for new product launches as well as marketed products. She is responsible for a team of clinical scientists focused on disruptive innovation and measurable clinical results. Dr. Zahr collaborates with marketing, international, domestic, and strategic sales to ensure the product innovations and benefits can be translated to physicians, their staff, and patients.

Dr. Zahr is considered a subject matter expert in formulation of sun-care products as well as anti-aging treatment innovations. Throughout her career in the personal cosmetics industry, she has formulated and successfully brought products to the market, such as Neutrogena, Roc, Clean & Clear, Aveeno, and eltaMD. As evident from Dr. Zahr’s prior work experience, she is passionate about cosmetics and is focused on creating products for healthy, beautiful skin.

Dr. Zahr received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Villanova University and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, under the leadership of Dr. Michael Pishko. She has also received post-doctoral training at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) under the mentorship of Dr. Samir Mitragotri and at Schepens Eye Research Institute an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology under

the mentorship of both Dr. Patricia D’Amore and Dr. Pablo Argueso. She has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and patented innovations while at PSU, UCSB, Schepens Eye Research Institute and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products.