She obtained her M.Sc and Ph.D in the department of Physiology at the University of Manitoba. She carried her postdoctoral training in the faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Khaper’s research is directed towards understanding the role of inflammation and oxidative stress in cardiac dysfunction with particular focus on investigating cellular response to ionizing radiation as well as examining the role of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside on inflammation and autophagy under conditions of oxidative stress.