Alumni

Read about the research interests of alumni of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program.

  • Olivia O. Cardenas-Trowers, M.D.
  • Regenerative impact of extracellular vesicles on wound healing for pelvic organ prolapse surgery
  • 2023-2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Stacey J. Winham, Ph.D.
  • Application of systems biology to study genetic factors underlying complex traits in women's health
  • 2013-2015
  • 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