Prof. Dr. Martina Meinke studied chemistry at the Free University of Berlin. After completing her doctorate in physical chemistry, she managed an environmental laboratory until she switched to medicine in 1999. She completed the postgraduate course in Medical Physics and habilitated in this field in 2007 at the Charité. Since 2016 she has been a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Her methodological research area includes optical and spectroscopic examinations of the blood and skin, with a focus on electron spin resonance spectroscopy. These methods are used to determine antioxidants and free radicals for the transport of active ingredients and in the context of sun protection. In 2020 she took over the management of the CCP.