Experienced investigators with an established record in women’s health research or sex-informed research are encouraged to join the SIRCTT faculty. Faculty members will have the opportunity to:
- Participate in collaborative networking events to connect with investigators in the field of sex-informed and women’s health research
- Provide guidance on SIRCTT curriculum for junior investigators
- Provide speed mentoring to junior investigators and share available resources
Time commitment for faculty members is between 4-5 hours/yearly for participating in leadership and collaborative networking meetings and for providing recommendations and suggestions via online surveys.
Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, HMS
Director of Education, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health, BWH
Areas of Expertise: education, curriculum development, contraception, abortion, and family planning
Laura Cox, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, HMS
Department of Neurology, BWH
Areas of Expertise: microbiome, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and immunology
Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, HMS
Vice Chair of Research, OBGYN, MGH
Areas of Expertise: maternal exposures, fetal programming, and immune responses
Laura Holsen, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
Director of Research Training, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health, BWH
Areas of Expertise: neural circuitry, eating disorders, mood, and hormones
Vesela Kovacheva, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, HMS
Director, Clinical and Translational Research, BWH
Areas of Expertise: data science, electronic health record, machine learning, pregnancy, perioperative, large language models, AI, and genomics
Mary O’Neal, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Neurology, HMS
Chief, General Neurology, BWH
Areas of Expertise: women’s neurology, migraines, sex and functional neurological disorder
Arindam ‘Andy’ Bhattacharjee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, HMS
Senior Investigator, Department of Pediatrics, BWH
Areas of Expertise: genomics, mammary gland milk transport gene variation, and X-linked disease with female carriers
Dawn DeMeo, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS
Respiratory/Genetic Epidemiologist, Channing Division of Network Medicine, BWH
Areas of Expertise: genomics, sex differences, and lungs
Florian Fintelmann, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, HMS
Head, Thoracic Imaging Percutaneous Thermal Ablation, MGH
Areas of Expertise: imaging, lung cancer, and AI
Charles Jennings, PhD
Lecturer on Neurology, HMS
Executive Director, Program for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and the Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, BWH
Areas of Expertise: neuroscience, brain health, and core facilities
JoAnn Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH
Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health, HMS
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, BWH
Scientific Advisor, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health, BWH
Areas of Expertise: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, randomized clinical trials, menopausal hormone therapy, and biomarkers
Lydia Pace, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
Interim Director of Research, Division of Women’s Health, BWH
Director of Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health, BWH
Areas of Expertise: women’s health, cancer screening, health equity, implementation science, contraception, and health policy
