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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 48 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.

Fernanda Barros-Aragão

Fernanda Barros-Aragão

Postdoctoral fellow Queen's University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I am a neuroscientist with over eleven years of experience studying the mechanisms of neuroinfectious and neurodegenerative disorders, including molecular and cellular pathways that drive cognitive and mood alterations. My broad-scope, multidisciplinary training has granted me expertise in pharmacology, biochemistry, imaging (optical microscopy), advanced models of disease, rodent behavioral analysis,...
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Firat Kara

Firat Kara

Research Associate University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Firat Kara has been studying biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in human and animal models for more than 13 years. He obtained his Doctorate at Leiden University in the Netherlands, in the field of Chemistry where he studied magnetic resonance imaging markers of Alzheimer’s disease in a mouse model of...
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Frances Chen

Frances Chen

Associate Professor University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Department of Psychology
Dr. Frances Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. Her research combines approaches from health psychology, social psychology, and neuroendocrinology to investigate how our social lives are connected to our mental and physical health. Her work examines how loneliness and social...
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Francesca Farina

Francesca Farina

Assistant Professor University of Chicago Gender, Society, and Health
Dr Francesca Farina is a Research Assistant Professor in the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, and a Senior Fellow with the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin. A trained neuroscientist, Dr. Farina leads a dedicated line of research on women’s brain health with a...
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Gail Hammond

Gail Hammond

Associate Professor University of British Columbia
Grounded in my professional practice as a nutrition educator in the community and in academia, my research activities have focused on: Gaining understanding of how decision-making processes influence women’s food choices and examining use of this information to improve food choice behaviours. Examining processes used to develop nutrition communication/education resources...
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Gayatri Saraf

Gayatri Saraf

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Department of Psychiatry
I am a Clinical Fellow in mood disorders in the Department of Psychiatry at University of British Columbia. My research interests include novel imaging methods to visualise brain inflammation and microstructural changes in bipolar disorder. In addition, I am also interested in newer therapies in bipolar disorder.
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Gemma Sharp

Gemma Sharp

Associate Professor University of Exeter Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I’m an Associate Professor in Reproductive and Mental Health Epidemiology and lead of the Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health (4M) consortium of researchers working at the intersection of female reproductive and mental health.
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Gentille Musengimana

Gentille Musengimana

PhD student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Gentille Musengimana holds a master’s in clinical epidemiology from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. She has a bachelor’s degree in Medical Bioscience from the University of The Western Cape in South Africa. After graduating from university, she worked part-time for the South African Medical Research Council as a...
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Geoffrey Cundiff

Geoffrey Cundiff

Professor University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Geoffrey Cundiff is Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia. His research interests are broad-based including epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, surgical education, and prevention of maternal obstetrical trauma, and patient reported outcomes. He is perhaps, best known for outcomes research on...
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George Barreto

George Barreto

Assistant Professor University of Limerick Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I earned my PhD in Neuroscience (2009) from Universidad Complutense Madrid (Spain) under the supervision of Dr. Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura, studying the effects of neurosteroids on reactive glia with aging. My post-doctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine (2009-2011), under the mentorship of Dr. Rona Guiffard, focused on addressing...
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