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
Prof. Ann Kato – view profile
Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva
Prof. Harald Hampel – view profile
Département de Neurologie, Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d’Alzheimer (IM2A), Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, France
Meryl Comer – view profile
President and CEO, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative
Brooks Kenny – view profile
Women against Alzheimer
Lynn Posluns – view profile
Women’s Brain Health Initiative USA
Emily Cook – view profile
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Prof. Andrea Pfeifer – view profile
CEO AC Immune
Prof. Ezio Giacobini – view profile
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Sabina Misoch – view profile
Interdisciplinary Competence Center for Ageing, University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen
Tania Dussey-Cavassini – view profile
Founder & CEO of Forestay River Consulting Ltd
Prof. Hélène Girouard – view profile
Universite’ de Montreal
Prof. Staci Bilbo – view profile
Harvard Medical School
Prof. Claudio Cuello – view profile
McGill University
Annette Dumas – view profile
ASDM Consulting, Director EU Affairs
Mary S Mittelman – view profile
Research Professor of Psychiatry and Rehabilitative Medicine at NYU School of Medicine
Christa Dhimo – view profile
Professor at Northeastern University and Founder of Impono LLC
Charlotte Cordonnier – view profile
Professor of Neurology, Lille, France; stroke specialist; vice-president European Stroke Organisation; Membre de l’Institut Universitaire de France
Phyllis Barkman Ferrell – view profile
VP and Alzheimer’s Disease Global Platform Leader
Dr. Nathalie Rapoport-Hubschman – view profile
Psychotherapist and author
Elena Becker-Barroso – view profile (coming soon)
Editor in Chief of The Lancet Neurology
Hadine Joffe – view profile
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Bejal Joshi – view profile
Founder/CEO International Women in Science, CEO Plush Communique Limited
Dr. Carmela Tartaglia – view profile
Associate Professor, University of Toronto, and Marion and Gerald Soloway Chair in Brain Injury and Concussion Research
Florencia Iulita – view profile
Research Fellow, Alzheimer-Down Unit, Memory Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau
Ivana Vodopivec – view profile
Medical Director, Biogen
Abi Hermann – view profile
Postdoctoral researcher in the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems, University of Edinburgh
Kathryn Goetzke – view profile
Founder, ifred.org
Liisa Galea – view profile
Director, Neuroscience Program, University of British Columbia
Miia Kivipelto – view profile
Professor, Research Director at Karolinska Institutet and Managing Director, Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital
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
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