We are represented by a group of academic scientists, medical doctors, and engineers who have decided to take action and initiate a discussion on the specific vulnerability of the female brain to mental diseases.
MariaTeresa Ferretti
Maria Teresa, Chief Scientific Officer at the Women’s Brain Project, is a junior group leader at University of Zurich. She works on biomedical research in the field of Alzheimer’s disease.
Gautam Maitra
Gautam Maitra, one of the co-founders of the Women’s Brain Project, serves as the organization’s Public Affairs Lead. He is a chemist and regulatory affairs professional.
Annemarie Schumacher Dimech
Annemarie serves as President of the Women’s Brain Project, and is also one of the organization’s co-founders. She heads the new Certificate of Advanced Studies in Comprehensive Palliative Care at the University of Lucerne.
Antonella Santuccione Chadha
Antonella, one of the founders of the Women’s Brain Project, is a medical doctor with a wealth of experience in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and psychiatric disorders.
Executive Committee
Advisory Board
Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha
Academic Advisors
Prof. Staci Bilbo – view profile
Harvard Medical School
Charlotte Cordonnier – view profile
Professor of Neurology, Lille, France; stroke specialist; vice-president European Stroke Organisation; Membre de l’Institut Universitaire de France
Prof. Claudio Cuello – view profile
McGill University
Liisa Galea – view profile
Director, Neuroscience Program, University of British Columbia
Prof. Ezio Giacobini – view profile
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Hélène Girouard – view profile
Université de Montreal
Hadine Joffe – view profile
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Prof. Ann Kato – view profile
Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva
Miia Kivipelto – view profile
Professor, Research Director at Karolinska Institutet and Managing Director, Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital
Prof. Sabina Misoch – view profile
Interdisciplinary Competence Center for Ageing, University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen
Mary S Mittelman – view profile
Research Professor of Psychiatry and Rehabilitative Medicine at NYU School of Medicine
Dr. Nathalie Rapoport-Hubschman – view profile
Psychotherapist and author
Prof. Cassandra Szoeke –view profile
Director, Healthy Ageing Program, University of Melbourne
Dr. Carmela Tartaglia – view profile
Associate Professor, University of Toronto, and Marion and Gerald Soloway Chair in Brain Injury and Concussion Research
Strategy Advisors
Phyllis Barkman Ferrell – view profile
VP and Alzheimer’s Disease Global Platform Leader
Elena Becker-Barroso – view profile (coming soon)
Editor in Chief of The Lancet Neurology
Christa Dhimo – view profile
Professor at Northeastern University and Founder of Impono LLC
Tania Dussey-Cavassini – view profile
Founder & CEO of Forestay River Consulting Ltd
Prof. Harald Hampel – view profile
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the Neurology Business Group at Eisai Inc.
Prof. Andrea Pfeifer – view profile
CEO AC Immune
Ivana Vodopivec – view profile
Medical Director, Biogen
Advocacy Advisors
Matthias Burkhalter – view profile
Conference Manager, MDPI Sustainability Foundation
Meryl Comer – view profile
President and CEO, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative
Emily Cook – view profile
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Annette Dumas – view profile
ASDM Consulting, Director EU Affairs
Kathryn Goetzke – view profile
Founder, ifred.org
Abi Hermann – view profile
Postdoctoral researcher in the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems, University of Edinburgh
Brooks Kenny – view profile
Women against Alzheimer
Lynn Posluns – view profile
Women’s Brain Health Initiative USA
Meet our Ambassadors
SYLVIA DAY
an international comedian, actress, writer, lyricist, impressionist, singer, pianist, director, producer and all-around entertainer
SOFIA PETERSSON
impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease for more than half of her life, she shares her stories
CHERI BALLINGER
professional actress, fashion model, and TV host who has appeared in numerous films, TV shows, national and international commercials and print ads
Partnerships
