Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Ruth K Globus

Biography

Ruth Globus is a Co-Director of The Bone and Signaling Laboratory at Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, USA. She has obtained Ph.D. in endocrinology from University of California, San Francisco. BA in biology and sociology from University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the Member of the Space Biosciences Research Branch, Subject matter expert for NASA’s Human Research Program and Space, Biology project in bone biology, oxidative stress and artificial gravity,  Project scientist for the Rodent Research Hardware System for the International Space Station, Sponsor of the Space Settlement Design Contest for 8th-12th graders. Her research focuses on Cell Biology, Physiology, Human Biology and Nanotechnology applications in Medicine. She has coauthored and published more than 80 research articles in various prestigious scientific journals.        

Research Interest

Ruth Globus’s research interests include bone biology, oxidative stress and artificial gravity, Microgravity and space radiation effects on bone, Nanotechnology and Nanomaterial applications in Medicine