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Our members are dedicated to advancing women’s health and do so through their roles as scientists, students, patient advocates, journalists, nonprofit professionals, healthcare practitioners, civil servants, and more. With over 1200 members across more than 46 countries worldwide, our members are driving change by conducting cutting-edge research, influencing policy, and fostering collaborations that improve health outcomes for women globally.

Member News

Rising Researcher Advancing Women’s Brain Health: Dr. Pia Campagna Receives Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award

Dr. Pia Campagna, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a member of the Women’s Health Research Cluster, has been named a recipient of the Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award by the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD). This award recognizes promising early-career researchers advancing innovative research on…
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Rising Researcher and Advocate: Dr. Bonnie Lee Advancing Women’s Brain Health

Dr. Bonnie Lee, Lead of Research and Advocacy at the Women’s Health Research Cluster and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, is emerging as a powerful voice in women’s brain health and Alzheimer’s disease research. Her work is helping to uncover critical sex-specific factors that shape how neurodegenerative diseases develop and progress.…
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Trailblazing: Dr. Neill Epperson Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Neill Epperson, Robert Freedman Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Anschutz School of Medicine, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. This distinction recognizes individuals whose outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service have made a profound impact on the advancement of medical science…
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Connect With Our Members

Our Expert Database connects you with multidisciplinary women’s health researchers, professors, and trainees. Use this platform to find a collaborator for your research project, identify an expert to comment on current events, discover a supervisor for your graduate work and more. Alternatively, browse the profiles below to get to know our members.

Aayushi Joshi

Aayushi Joshi

MD/PhD Candidate Western University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Aayushi Joshi is an MD/PhD Candidate pursuing a PhD in Epidemiology under the guidance of supervisors Dr. Kristin Clemens and Dr. Saverio Stranges at Western University. Her research uses the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging to examine how type 2 diabetes influences frailty trajectories and bone health outcomes in middle-older...
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Aditi Basdeo

Aditi Basdeo

Undergraduate Student Western University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Aditi Basdeo is an entrepreneur, engineer, and advocate building at the intersection of sustainability, women’s health equity, and innovation. She began her impact journey in 2018 by founding Champions of Change Canada, a youth-led nonprofit that has since mentored over 150 young leaders to launch microbusinesses advancing gender equity around...
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Adriana Angarita-Fonseca

Adriana Angarita-Fonseca

Postdoctoral Researcher McGill University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Adriana Angarita Fonseca is a postdoctoral fellow specializing in sex and gender in cardiovascular epidemiology at McGill University. Her career journey has been shaped by a multidisciplinary background encompassing physiotherapy, epidemiology, biostatistics, and population health. Adriana’s career goals are to drive innovative and impactful research in sex and gender in...
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Afreen Zaib Safi

Afreen Zaib Safi

Student SRM Institute of Science and Technology Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
My passion for biotechnology is driven by a deep-seated desire to address real world health challenges, particularly those that disproportionately affect women. As a B.Tech. student, I’ve sought to apply my academic knowledge in genetics and molecular biology to projects with tangible health implications. My work on investigating chemical safety...
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Agnieszka Razim

Agnieszka Razim

Assistant Professor Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Agnieszka Razim is an Assistant Professor at the Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Microbiome Immunobiology. Her scientific interests focus on the immunomodulatory properties of bacterial extracellular vesicles and their role in host–microbiome interactions, allergy, and vaccine development. She earned...
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Alana Brown

Alana Brown

PhD Candidate University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Alana Brown is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Gillian Einstein. Alana strives to use her training in statistics, functional and structural neuroimaging, and neuroendocrinology to understand the effects of ovarian hormones on cognition, sleep microstructure, and brain health. She studies these factors...
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Alana Castle

Alana Castle

Master's student University of Pittsburgh Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Alana Castle is a Master of Public Health Student in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, graduating in December of 2024. She has served as the Research Project Assistant for two NIH-funded studies at the Women’s Biobehavioral Health Laboratory, the MsBrain2 Study (P.I.s...
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Alesia Prakapenka

Alesia Prakapenka

Assistant Professor Midwestern University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Alesia Prakapenka is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences (IL) at Midwestern University. Her research program investigates women’s health across the lifespan using translationally relevant rodent models, with a particular focus on how physiological changes contribute to age-related cognitive decline.
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