Women's Health - Stanford University School of Medicine

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers
in Womens Health (BIRCWH)
Career Development Center

The theme of the Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research (IWHR) Career Development Program at Stanford University is advanced, rigorous mentoring in women’s health research from bench to bedside. The program provides IWHR Scholars with structured, interdisciplinary research and didactic experiences, concomitantly with mentoring by experienced researchers and physician-scientists. It accommodates trainees with varying levels of experience in women’s health research and derives from a broad based initiative with research, mentoring, and trainee evaluation as cornerstones of the program. The goal of the IWHR Career Development Center is to bridge the time period between clinical or research training with independent research careers and to foster the development of future leaders in women’s health research in the United States.

Scholars/Mentors

Principal Investigator

Program Director

Administrative Director

Faculty Advisory Committee

Current Recruitments

BIRCWH National Contact Information

Scholars/Mentors:

Scholar

Research
Focus

Mentor(s)

Christy Dosiou, MD	Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Gene Expression in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss	Marcia Stefanick, PhD
Nihar Nayak, PhD, DVM	Angiogenic factors and the role of progesterone in endometrial bleeding	Marlene Rabinovitch, MD Maurice Druzin, MD
Brendan Carvalho, MBBCh, FRCA, MDCH	Acute and Chronic Persistent Pain Following Cesarean Delivery: The role of cytokines	David J. Clark, MD, PhD. Martin Angst, MD
Allison Kurian, MD	Risk Factors, Early Detection and Prevention of Breast and Ovarian Cancer	James M. Ford, MD Alice S. Whittemore, PhD

Principal Investigator:

Jonathan S. Berek, MD, MMS
Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Program Director:

Marcia Stefanick, PhD
Professor (Research) of Medicine and, by courtesy,
of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Administrative Director:

Jim Batterson
Executive Director, Women's Health
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Faculty Advisory Committee:

Jonathan Berek, MD, MMS, Professor and BIRCWH PI; Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Robert Carlson, MD - Professor of Medicine, Oncology
Victor Henderson, MD - Professor, Health Policy, and Neurosciences
Steve Leibel, MD - Associate Director, Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine, Radiation Oncology
Frank Longo, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Neurosciences
Marcia Stefanick, PhD, (Committee Chair) - BIRCWH PD; Professor of Medicine, Prevention and of Ob/Gyn
Lawrence Steinman, MD - Professor, Neurosciences, Pediatrics, and of Genetics
Hannah Valantine, MD - Senior Associate Dean, Leadership & Diversity; Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular
Lynn Westphal, MD, Director, Women’s Health at Stanford; Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Alice Whittemore, PhD - Professor and Chair, Health Research and Policy
Jim Batterson - Executive Director, Women's Health

Current Recruitments:

Stanford University is not currently recruiting BIRCWH scholars. Please check back periodically for change in status.