Maria Komędera
Maria is a student at SWPS University in Kraków. Her primary research interests focus on the
impact of space conditions on brain neurodegeneration, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, as
well as neuropsychology. She is actively involved in social and academic activities, being a
member of foundations, associations, and various scientific clubs.
Maria is also engaged in the work of an international team, one of whose projects is
Aurora-HFSM (Autonomous Ultrasound & NIRS Rig for Orbital Redistribution
Assessment – Headward Fluid Shift Monitor). The aim of this project is to develop an
innovative system for monitoring cerebral hemodynamics and body fluid redistribution under
microgravity conditions. The project addresses both orbital and ground-based applications,
and its technological potential has been recognized in the context of applications to the
European Space Agency Academy Experiment Programme, as well as broader
collaboration with ESA and NASA.
She conducts key substantive analyses in the following areas:
● neuroimaging of brain changes, with particular emphasis on stroke and Spaceflight
Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS),
● research on human physiological adaptation to the space environment,
● translational space medicine, integrating scientific research with practical
technological implementations.
She is also involved in research activities at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Warsaw, where she observes studies on
5xFAD mice and is planning her own research to investigate the progression of Alzheimer’s
disease following the implementation of certain space-related conditions. She is currently in
the process of applying to multiple other research and scientific initiatives.