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Svetlana Komarova Lab
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Our People
Dr. Komarova S.V.
I have a M.Sc. degree in physics from the Moscow
State University, Russia (1991), and a Ph.D. degree in biophysics from the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Pushchino,
Russia(1996). I have completed postdoctoral training at NASA Ames Research Center and in the CIHR Group in Skeletal Development and Remodeling,
UWO and joined the Faculty of Dentistry at McGill in 2004.
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Jenna Fong
I received my Honours BSc (Biology with Biotechnology option) from the University of Ottawa.
I am currently in the third year of my PhD, investigating cell interactions in the bone
microenvironment. This includes cells with emerging effects on bone homeostasis,
like cancer cells and adipocytes.
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Dr. Kerstin Tiedemann
In 1994, I received a M.Sc. degree in Cell and Molecular Biology at Lund University in Sweden, followed by a Ph.D.
in Biochemistry at the same university in 2000. Between 2000 and 2004, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the
University of Lubeck in Germany, studying the biology and biochemistry of fibrillin and other
microfibril-associated proteins of the extracellular matrix in health and disease. Since 2005,
I have been working at McGill University as a research associate. My general interests and expertise
are in extracellular matrix biology, in particular, the functional consequences of cell and protein interactions.
In Dr. Komarova�s lab, I focus on the identification of unknown osteoclastogenic factors that are secreted to the
extracellular space from either breast cancer cells or from normal proliferating cells. Another goal is to reveal
cellular signalling events triggered by these osteoclastogenic factors using osteoclast precursor cells.
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Dr. Osama Hussein, MD, DS
My current research interest is the molecular interactions of breast cancer cells with host cells
at the sites of bone metastases. My PhD project supervised by Dr. Komarova puts the focus on osteoclasts,
these wonderful cells at the cross road of the skeletal, immunological and haematological systems of
the body and how they change the fate of a breast cancer lesion. Research and discovery is the most
exciting aspect of my career although I have always been a dedicated breast cancer professional.
I have an Honour Medical degree (1993), Master (1998) and Doctoral (2004) degrees in Surgery,
all from Mansoura University in Egypt. I specialized in cancer and had clinical training in
breast surgery in Mansoura, Egypt (1995-2003) with modules in Milan (2005) and Pavia (2008), Italy.
I have received fellowship support from the Quebec's Merit Fellowship program for Foreign Students (2010-2009),
McGill University (2008-2009), McGill University Health Center (2008-2009) and the European Cancer Organization (2008).
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Dr. Gulzhakhan Sadvakassova
I have received my Honors M.Sc. degree from the Kazakh State University, and my PhD degree from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.
At that time I investigated the phenol compounds degradation by peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase.
Later, I have worked on the production of ELISA-based virus testing kits, and the introduction
of virus-free potato seeds technology for the Ministry of Agriculture in Kazakhstan. I have worked in the
Dept. of Endocrinology, Pharmacology of the McGill University since 1998 and in 2008 I have joined the
Faculty of Dentistry. The subject of my investigation was the biological activity of progranulin and
the haemopoetic activity of trombospondin on the erythroid precursor cells, as well as the activation of
the corresponding cell signaling pathways. In Dr. Komarova's lab I will concentrate on the effects of
proliferating blood cells on bone remodeling.
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Shahrzad Rafiei
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Salwa Maria
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Past lab members
Damien Le Nihouannen, PhD.
Postdoctoral Fellow. I received my M.Sc. in Dental and Osteoarticular Tissue, Biomaterials and Biofonctionality
(University of Paris, France) and then pursued my Ph.D. degree at the Laboratory for
Osteoarticular and Dental Tissue Engineering (INSERM U791, University of Nantes, France)
where I studied multiphasic materials for bone tissue engineering. After this typical
frenchy beginning I decided to move on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and I
started a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University in the summer 2006. My current
research interests focus on osteoclast metabolism and the effect of metabolites on
osteoclast function. Additionally, I investigate the complex relationship between
osteoblasts and osteoclasts. During my second life, I work on resorbable calcium
phosphate materials as sustained release matrices with Dr. Jake Barralet.
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Osama Maria
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