Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health in Pittsburgh (BIRCWH @ Pitt)
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health in Pittsburgh (BIRCWH@Pitt Program), a NIH funded K12 training program hosted by Magee-Womens Research Institute, is currently accepting applications. The appointed scholar will be expected to be eligible to begin the program between April 1, 2024, and July 1, 2024.
Program Overview
The purpose of the BIRCWH program is to equip talented Univ. of Pittsburgh faculty Scholars to be independent investigators in interdisciplinary research in women’s health. The program encompasses basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and health services research in reproductive sciences and women’s health, spanning embryonic life to advanced age.
BIRCWH Scholars are junior faculty members, instructor to assistant professor with a doctoral degree (e.g., MD, DDS, PhD, etc.), who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships and are commencing research relevant to women’s health. They are supported by BIRCWH for a minimum of two years and are able to take advantage of the extraordinary environment at the Univ. of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and Magee-Womens Research Institute as they work with a personalized mentorship team and a supportive program advisory committee to develop a research program that is not only relevant to the Scholar’s research interests in women’s health, but will serve as the foundation for the Scholar’s independence. The BIRCWH award includes funds for the Scholar’s salary and fringe benefits, and for the Scholar’s research and career development.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION
The application submission deadline is Friday, January 5, 2024. Selected candidates will be invited to present their proposed training and research plan to the advisory committee in late February-early March, with final award announced for a start date no earlier than April 1, 2024.
Please see the program description/application form, and sample budget for detailed information regarding program expectations and application process. Please direct any questions to the BIRCWH Program Coordinator, Lori Rideout at rideoutl@mwri.magee.edu or by telephone at (412) 641-2675.
Program Faculty
Leadership / Advisory Committee
Principal Investigator
Elsie Hilliard Hillman Chair of Women’s Health Research
Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Program Director
Committee Member
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Development
Committee Member
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Committee Member
Committee Member
Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine
School of Medicine
Committee Member
Professor of Epidemiology
Professor Clinical and Translational Science, CTSI Investigator, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Committee Member
School of Medicine
Program Mentors
Executive Director, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Professor of OBGYN-RS, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology, Psychiatry and OBGYN-RS, School of Public Health
Physician-in-Chief and Scientific Director, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Vira I. Heinz Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics,School of Medicine
Professor of Health & Community Systems and Vice Chair, Research,School of Nursing
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Practice, Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, School of Medicine
Professor of OBGYN-RS and Bioengineering, School of Medicine
Professor of OBGYN-RS, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Developmental Biology, Director, Molecular Genetics & Developmental Biology Program, School of Medicine
Scholars & Alumni
Current Scholars
Primary mentor(s): Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD
Current appointment: Assistant Professor of OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Primary mentor(s): Marian Jarlenski, PhD
Current appointment: Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health
Primary mentor(s): Janet Catov, PhD
Current appointment: Assistant Professor of OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Primary mentor(s): Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD
Current appointment: Assistant Professor of OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering
Primary mentor(s): Mellissa Mann, PhD
Current appointment: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences
Alumni
Primary mentor(s): Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD
Current appointment: Professor Bioengineering and OBGYN, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Sharon Hillier, PhD
Current appointment: Deputy Director, Reproductive Health Technologies, Global Health at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Primary mentor(s): Katherine Wisner, MD
Current appointment: Professor of Epidemiology, Psychiatry and OBGYN, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Katherine Wisner, MD
Current appointment: Secretary of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Primary mentor(s): Harvey Borovetz, PhD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Kim Sutton Tyrell, DrPH, MPH, RN
Current appointment: Associate Professor of OBGYN, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Robert Arnold, MD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of OBGYN, Assistant Dean of Medical Student Research, Director of the Clinical Scientist Training Program, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Sharon Hillier, PhD
Current appointment: Assistant Professor of OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Primary mentor(s): Andrea Kriska, PhD, MS
Current appointment: John Rex and Alice C. Winder Presidential Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine and Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Utah
Primary mentor(s): Patrick Strollo, Jr, MD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of OBGYN, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Katherine Wisner, MD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of OBGYN, Washington University in St Louis
Primary mentor(s): Wishwa Kapoor, MD, MPH
Current appointment: Chief, Division of Health System Innovation and Research, Professor of Population of Health Sciences and Internal Medicine, University of Utah
Primary mentor(s): Lisa Bodnar PhD, MPH, RD
Current Appointment: Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, Associate Director, Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity, and Vice Chair for Practice, Health Policy and Management
Primary mentor(s): Kirk Conrad, MD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of OBGYN and Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Francesca Facco, MD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Chief, Division of Obstetric & Women’s Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD
Current appointment: Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University
Primary mentor(s): Lewis Kuller, MD, DrPH
Current appointment: Associate Professor of General Medicine, and Epidemiology, Director, General Medicine Clinical Scientist Track, Associate Director, General Medicine Intl Scholars Program, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Katherine Wisner, MD
Current appointment: Midlife Women’s Associates, Pittsburgh, PA
Primary mentor(s): Katherine Wishner, MD
Current appointment: Independent Practice and Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work
Primary mentor(s): Ronald Dahl, MD
Primary mentor(s): Ronald Dahl, MD Current appointment: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Primary mentor(s): Lisa Rohan
Current appointment: Staff Scientist, University of Florida Center for Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology, Gainesville
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