Research Mentorship Program 

This exciting, unique opportunity matches an expert mentor with a mentee for a 2-year collaboration based on mutual research interests. The outcomes are a research project disseminated as a poster at The Menopause Society’s Annual Meeting and submission of a research paper to a peer-reviewed journal. The program is open to members of The Menopause Society residing in North America. 

Program Goals 

The goals of the program are to

• Encourage career development of menopause researchers and junior researchers 
• Enhance The Society’s initiative to advance menopause research 
• Provide a tangible benefit of membership in The Society 
• Fulfill The Society’s Mission: To empower healthcare professionals to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond. 

Mentor and Mentee Pairs for 2022-2024 

The 2022-2024 mentor and mentee pairs included 

Talia H Sobel, MD—Mentee
Mayo Clinic—Scottsdale, Arizona  

Areas of interest—Sexual health disorders in midlife women, management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, weight management in perimenopause and postmenopause.  

Alison Huang, MS, MAS, MPhil—Mentor to Dr. Sobel
University of California San Francisco—San Francisco, California  

Sandra Sufian, PhD, MPH—Mentee
University of Illinois at Chicago—Chicago, Illinois  

Areas of Interest—Intersection of menopause transition and chronic/rare disease, hormone therapy and women with chronic illness, quality-of-life issues and menopause.  

Pauline M Maki, PhD—Mentor to Dr. Sufian
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine—Chicago, Illinois 

Amber Watts, PhD—Mentee
University of Kansas Alzheimer Disease Center—Lawrence, Kansas 

Areas of interest—Menopause changes as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, lifestyle interventions for exercise and sleep in perimenopause and postmenopause, menopause education and support.  

Pallavi Khanna, MD, FACOG, MSCP—Mentor to Dr. Watts 
University of Tennessee Health Science Center—Memphis, Tennessee