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Emily Anne Opala2025-12-10 12:00:562025-12-11 08:54:24Perinatal Mental Health Pioneer: Dr. Nichole Fairbrother Honoured with 2025 PWHR Mid Career Excellence AwardLet us Feature Your Work
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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.
Manon Ranger
Dr. Manon Ranger conducts translational research, integrating preclinical investigations with clinical studies in preterm neonates undergoing intensive neonatal care to uncover mechanisms of vulnerability to early adversity (e.g. stress/pain, inflammation, treatments) in relation to brain development. She also investigates and tests methods to mitigate the adverse effects of these undesirable...
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Mansiya Kazantayeva
Molecular biologist and science communicator focused on women’s health education. MSc in Biology from Saint Petersburg State University, currently working as a research technician in clinical immunology. Research background includes inflammatory response modeling, cytokine profiling, and NGS-based diagnostics. Beyond the lab, I run science communication platforms reaching 150,000+ followers across...
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Margarita Zachariou
Dr Margarita Zachariou is an Associate Scientist at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. She holds a BSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cyprus and a PhD in Mathematics (focus in Mathematical Neuroscience) from the University of Nottingham. Her research lies in the computational biology area with...
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Maria Charalambous
Maria is a highly skilled Biochemist and Biotechnologist with a focus on neurodegenerative and age-related diseases. In her current role as a lab manager, she upholds laboratory safety standards and promotes accessibility practices while mentoring and training students. Maria’s expertise lies in advanced imaging and data analysis, enabling her to...
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Maria Eleni Fafouti
Hey there! My name is Marlen, and I’m currently doing research in Toronto, using spatial transcriptomics technologies. I enjoy the challenge of extracting meaning from complex datasets, and I’m always eager to discover novel technologies. This year so far, I have focused on the vulnerability of the maternal brain towards...
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Maria Fernanda Mujica-Coopman
My interest in human nutrition research started during my undergraduate studies. I completed my MSc in Human Nutrition at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, in 2015. The main focus of my master thesis was the comparison of iron and zinc supplementation on anemia in...
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Maria Moncaleano
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Maria Ospina
Dr. Ospina is an associate professor with the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen’s University, a clinical epidemiologist, and population health researcher and former Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Life Course, Social Environments, and Health. Her research program uses a life course approach, epidemiological methods, mixed-methods, and knowledge...
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Maria Pia Campagna
Pia Campagna is a final year PhD Candidate in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Neuroimmunology Genomics and Prognostics group at the Central Clinical School, Monash University. Her doctoral work aims to improve personalised disease management and long-term outcomes for people with MS using genomics. This involves identifying pharmacogenetic biomarkers, epigenetic...
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Maria Salaria
As a Food, Nutrition, and Health Science student at UBC, I have always been passionate about women’s health research, recognizing the critical need to address women’s unique challenges. As I’ve grown, I’ve noticed an incredible lack of support and research in treating and diagnosing maternal, hormonal, and mental health issues....
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Maria Shock
Maria is a medical student at McMaster University. She completed her BSc in Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia in 2021. She was a research assistant in the Soma Lab where she was particularly interested in investigating the roles of estrogens in social behaviour. Maria assisted Cecilia Jalabert...
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Mariana Correa dos Reis
I’m a Registered Holistic Nutritionist deeply passionate about Women’s Health. My studies focus on the vital role of nutrition in fertility, prenatal/postnatal health, and childhood development. I aim to empower women to enhance their well-being through food, working in collaboration with healthcare experts. I run a private practice, collaborate with...
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