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Karen Mitchell
Associate Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - General Psychiatry
Research Areas
eating disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder
Why Women's Health?
Most mental health conditions disproportionately impact women; however, women's health and women's mental health research continues to be under-funded. In the current political climate, it is more important than ever to advocate for more and better women's health research.
Huipeng Zhang
Associate Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - Psychiatry
Research Areas
Genetics and Epigenetics of substance use disorder
Why Women's Health?
Prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs during pregnancy can disrupt normal fetal development. Understanding how such exposure affects the epigenetic landscape and gene expression in the placenta is an area of significant interest.
Jessica Leibler
Associate Professor
- School of Public Health - Department of Environmental Health
Research Areas
epidemiology
Why Women's Health?
I am interested in disparities in kidney disease affecting women, specifically women of color, both in the US and internationally.
Francesca Seta
Associate Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - Vascular Biology
Research Areas
Vascular biology
Why Women's Health?
Sex dymorphism is observed in cardiovascular health particularly in post-menopause females; role of reproductive hormones and/or sex chromosomes on the cardiovascular system is not fully understood; my expertise is on arterial remodeling in aging with a focus on smooth muscle cells; these cells are also present in the uterus so they may affect reproduction and pregnancy-related conditions, an area I am interested in exploring further.
Sarah Bagley
Associate Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - General Internal Medicine
Research Areas
Addiction Medicine
Why Women's Health?
Women’s health research is crucial to me as an addiction researcher because understanding gender differences in substance use is essential for creating more effective prevention, harm reduction, and treatment strategies. By focusing on how factors like social influences and unique health risks impact girls and young women differently, we can improve outcomes for youth who use drugs.
Claire Miller
Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - Surgery
Research Areas
Breast Cancer, Health Equity
Why Women's Health?
I am a breast surgical oncologist with an interest in the impact of health disparities on breast cancer incidence and outcomes, particularly in young women. I am also interested in the role of environmental exposures and climate change on the development of breast cancer.
Nyia Noel
Assistant Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - Obstetrics & Gynecology
Research Areas
Fibroids, Reproductive Health, Health Equity
Why Women's Health?
I have a passion for the care and understanding of gynecologic health in historically marginalized populations. As a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon, I care for patients with uterine fibroids, a condition that disproportionally impact black women and gender expansive people.
Lei Hou
Assistant Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - Biomedical Genetics Section
Research Areas
Disease genetics and genomics
Why Women's Health?
Sex difference has a huge impact on the genetic risk of a lot of common diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Age-related macular degeneration. Research on women's health can provide sex-specific insight into disease pathogenesis and empower precision medicine.
Jessica Fetterman
Associate Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - Vascular Biology
Research Areas
Cardiovascular
Why Women's Health?
Some cardiovascular diseases disproportionately affect women. Yet, women and female animal models continue to be underrepresented in clinical, translational, and basic research studies of cardiovascular pathophysiology. In our lab, we include both sexes and individuals across different genetic ancestries in our research studies to advance our knowledge of the cardiovascular health of women from many diverse backgrounds.
Mara Murray Horwitz
Assistant Professor
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - General Internal Medicine
Research Areas
women's health, health services research
Why Women's Health?
Family planning, pregnancy, the postpartum transition -- all of them are pivotal moments in a person's life, setting the foundation for the future health of the individual as well as their family. I believe that improving care and outcomes in this time period is of utmost importance.