Women’s Initiative Network Leaders & Members
The Women’s Initiative Network draws from faculty, administrative staff, and other people involved in Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center in multiple ways. It reflects the voices of people from multiple disciplines, at varying career levels, and with multiple areas of interest. The Women’s Initiative Network invites participation from all individuals who identify as female.
The group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm through invitation and a link.
Women’s Initiative Network Leadership
Get to know the scientists who lead the Women’s Initiative Network. Chair Maria Soledad Sosa, PhD, and co-chair Rebeca San Martin, PhD, are both highly involved members of multiple Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center institutes and programs.
Esperanza Arias-Perez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Women’s Initiative Network Members
Women from all corners of Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center participate in the Women’s Initiative Network.
Kathryn M. Anastos, MD
Associate Director, Global Health, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Esperanza Arias-Perez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Laurie J. Bauman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Carol A. Bernstein, MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health
Teresa V. Bowman, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Anne R. Bresnick, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Haiying Cheng, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Dianne Cox, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Sofia de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Vera M. DesMarais, Ph.D.
Director, Light Microscopy Analytical Imaging Facility
Susan A. Fineberg, MD
Section Head Breast Pathology
Mindy S. Ginsberg, B.A.
Director, Epidemiology Informatics and Study Management Unit
Claudia Gravekamp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD
Assistant Director of Correlative Clinical Research
Lauren E. Hackett, M.P.A.
Associate Vice-President of Cancer Medicine of Montefiore Medicine
Rachel Hazan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Adilia Hormigo, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Susan Band Horwitz, Ph.D.
Rose C. Falkenstein Chair in Cancer Research, Emerita
Ganjam V. Kalpana, Ph.D.
Mark Trauner Faculty Scholar in Neuro-oncology
Libusha Kelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Mimi Kim, Sc.D.
Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Epidemiology & Population Health
Marina Konopleva, MD
Director, Leukemia Program
Lindsay M. LaFave, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Breanne Lott, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Maria Marianovich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Hayley M. McDaid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology
Kara A. Michels, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Alyson B. Moadel-Robblee, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Community Engagement and Cancer Health Equity, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cristina Montagna, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor, Molecular Cytogenetics Core, Department of Genetics
Anne Muesch, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology
Parvathi A. Myer, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Shadi Nahvi, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Nicole S. Nevadunsky, MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health
Maja H. Oktay, MD, PhD, MS
Co-Leader, Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Katia T. Papalezova, MD
Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Srilakshmi M. Raj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics
Julie Secombe, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
Aditi Shastri, MD
Assistant Director of Translational Research
Pamela Stanley, Ph.D.
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Chair
Kristy R. Stengel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Elyse S. Sussman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Anne R. Van Arsdale, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health
Yanhua Wang, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology
Kathleen D. Whitney, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Britta Will, Ph.D.
Co-Leader, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program
Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ed.D.
Atran Foundation Chair in Social Medicine
Xiaonan (Nan) Xue, Ph.D.
Director, Biostatistics Shared Resource, Albert Einstein Cancer Center