Background
Zoya is a Research Fellow at the Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group. She completed her PhD in the group and graduated in December 2017. Zoya has a biochemical background with emphasis in proteomics and has previously worked in the biomedical field and in different research settings in ophthalmology. She combines established body composition measurement techniques that are used mainly in adults (ultrasound and bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy) to improve the understanding of the effect of human milk components, concentrations and intakes, on the breastfed infant’s body composition, growth and appetite control in order to reduce both childhood and adult obesity rates. Her other interests are the effects of maternal factors on breast anatomy and human milk composition, production and removal.
Research Interests
- Human milk composition
- Infant appetite control
- Body composition of the breastfed infants
- Effect of maternal factors on milk composition
- Effect of maternal factors on breast anatomy and milk production and removal