Zoya Gridneva, PhD is a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group, UWA. Zoya has a biochemical background with emphasis in proteomics and has worked in the biomedical field and in different research settings in ophthalmology (Russian Eye and Plastic Surgery Centre (Alloplant), Ufa, Russia; Lions Eye Institute and CooperVision Surgical, Perth, Australia). She was involved in the development and production of the allo-, xeno- and artificial cornea and orbital implants. After the birth of her second child Zoya changed her career to follow the subject of interest (breastfeeding) and joined the group in 2012 as a PhD student, then completed her PhD in 2017 and continued with research in the group as a Research Associate. Zoya utilizes new techniques for measuring infant body composition (ultrasound and bioelectrical impedance) to improve the understanding of breastmilk composition and its relationship to infant’s health, growth and development.