Alumni
Read about the research interests of alumni of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program.
- Aysegul Atasoy Zeybek, Ph.D.
- Contributions of chondrocyte senescence and menopause to the increased incidence of osteoarthritis in older women
- 2023-2024
- Olivia O. Cardenas-Trowers, M.D.
- Regenerative impact of extracellular vesicles on wound healing for pelvic organ prolapse surgery
- 2023-2024
- Elizabeth J. Cathcart-Rake, M.D.
- Cancer screening mammography in transgender and gender diverse individuals
- 2023-2024
- Elizabeth Ann L. Enninga, Ph.D.
- The characterization and diagnosis of placental inflammation in growth-restricted fetuses
- 2020-2023
- Arvin Forghanian-Arani, Ph.D.
- Investigating the impact of menopausal transition on cardiac function using magnetic resonance imaging and elastography techniques
- 2020-2023
- Emma Fortune Ngufor, Ph.D.
- Understanding sex-specific effects of abrupt endocrine disruption on physical activity and bone and muscle health
- 2020-2023
- Joshua R. Smith, Ph.D., M.S.
- Impact of menopausal status on exercise pressor reflex mechanisms: Implications for blood pressure regulation
- 2020-2023
- Aoife M. Egan, M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D.
- Determining the effect of pregnancy and parity on pancreatic structure and function to understand risk for type 2 diabetes in women
- 2020-2022
- Robert W. Mutter, M.D.
- Overcoming therapeutic resistance in triple-negative breast cancer
- 2017-2020
- Nathan D. Schilaty, Ph.D.
- Assessment of sensorimotor activation in young women with and without anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries: Epidemiology of second ACL injury
- 2017-2020
- Marysia S. Tweet, M.D., M.S.
- Women with spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Determining risk of recurrence
- 2017-2020
- LaPrincess C. Brewer, M.D., M.P.H.
- Cardiovascular health promotion by Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health (FAITH!)
- 2016-2017
- Kazanna C. Hames, Ph.D.
- Fatty acid metabolism in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
- 2016-2017
- Sushant M. Ranadive, Ph.D.
- Vascular function in women after menopause
- 2016-2017
- Alice Y. Chang, M.D., M.S.
- Targeting pathophysiologic pathways in polycystic ovary syndrome using a response to metformin phenotype
- 2014-2016
- Tracey L. Weissgerber, Ph.D.
- Effect of a personal and sibling history of preeclampsia and other hypertensive pregnancy conditions on long-term disease risk
- 2012-2016
- Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, M.D.
- Uterine fibroids and cardiovascular disease
- 2013-2015
- Stacey J. Winham, Ph.D.
- Application of systems biology to study genetic factors underlying complex traits in women's health
- 2013-2015
- Jamie N. Bakkum-Gamez, M.D.
- Development of biomarkers in endometrial cancer and its precursor lesions
- 2011-2013
- Julie A. Fields, Ph.D., L.P.
- Effects of self-efficacy in the cognitively impaired on caregiver burden following Healthy Activities to Benefit Independence and Thinking (HABIT) intervention
- 2011-2013
- Missy M. Morrow, Ph.D.
- Sex differences of joint loading in patients with medial tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis
- 2011-2013
- Limor Raz, Ph.D.
- White matter hyperintensities and surrogate markers of cerebrovascular risk in women who have completed menopause
- 2011-2013
- Wolfgang Singer, M.D.
- Differential approach to the postural tachycardia syndrome
- 2011-2012