Dr. Svetlana Komarova, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, has been appointed as聽Interim Associate聽Dean聽of Research and Graduate Dental Education during Dr. Faleh Tamimi's leave.聽In this role, she will聽support the Faculty鈥檚 research mission by invigorating and maintaining the Faculty鈥檚 excellence in research and graduate training. Dr.聽Komarova聽obtained her PhD in biophysics in 1996聽and completed postdoctoral training at NASA Aimes Research Center, University of Cincinnati and University of Western Ontario. Since 2004 she is a faculty member at the 海角社区 Faculty of Dentistry, where she works on diverse research problems relevant to mineralized tissues.
Today, Dr. Komarova is among top researchers pushing the boundaries of health sciences and bone health, specifically. Her research project on bone health in altered gravity is among the to help mitigate health risks for future space travellers. Through her work, "Studying bone loss associated with skeletal muscle changes and fluid shift in astronauts," Dr. Komarova will not only help better our understanding of the effects of altered gravity on bone health, but equally聽help improve the wellbeing of people on Earth.