IWHL Announces Dr. Michele Follen as Director of the Center for Women's Health Research
 Michele Follen, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Center for Women’s Health Research (IWHL), DUCOM Associate Dean for Research, and Professor of Obstetricsand Gynecology
Dr. Follen comes to Drexel University College of Medicine after 24 years of service at University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, where she created the Department of Cancer Prevention among other notable accomplishments. More recently, Follen obtained funding from ExxonMobil to establish and manage a screening program for cervical cancer in Nigeria.
Follen has had more than $25 million in outside funding over her time in Texas and is the author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications. She is an internationally recognized expert in cervical cancer detection and prevention, cervical chemoprevention, and the use of optical technologies and molecular imaging for cervical Neoplasia.
Follen’s education and internship were carried out at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology was at Columbia University in New York City.
Our mission is to increase knowledge and awareness of sex and gender differences by promoting, stimulating and supporting research relevant to women throughout Drexel, and to serve as a catalyst for innovative collaborations. Key elements of this mission are the yearly Sex and Gender Research Forum and IWHL’s database of Drexel researchers in this field.
Our support extends to clinical, basic and social/behavioral research related to women’s health as well as their role in society.
IWHL works closely with deans, department heads and faculty of Drexel's different Colleges and Schools to encourage sex and gender research in different disciplines as part of the scientific framework at Drexel.
Contact: Sandra Urdaneta Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Director, Center for Women's Health Research.
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IWHL’s Research Advisory Committee
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If you would like to be a member of this committee please contact us. The committee meets about
3 times a year to advise on the planning of IWHL’s research support activities.
Erika Aaron, M.S.N., C.R.N.P.
Department of Medicine – HIV |
Julie Mostov, Ph.D.
Professor, Political Science, and Associate Vice Provost for International Programs |
Elizabeth P. Blankenhorn, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology |
Donna Murasko, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, and Professor of Biology and Microbiology and Immunology |
Jane F. Clifford, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics and Psychology |
Pamela A. Geller, Ph.D.
Director, Student Counseling Center - Hahnemann Campus, Associate Professor, Psychology and School of Public Health, and Research Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Noreen M. Robertson, D.M.D.
Scientific Coordinator for Program Development, Office of Research, and Research Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Sandra Urdaneta Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
IWHL Women’s Health Research Coordinator
Research Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology |
Kenny Simansky, Ph.D.
Drexel University Interim Vice Provost for Research, Drexel University College of Medicine, Vice Dean for Research, and Professor of Pharmacology |
Michele Marcolongo, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Research and Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
Donna J. Walsh
Chief Operating Officer
Clinical Research Operations
Drexel University College of Medicine
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Roberta Waite, Ed D, APRN, CNS-BC
Assistant Professor, Drexel University
College of Nursing and Health Professions |
Joan Weiner, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, LeBow College of Business
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Nathalie Bartle, Ed.D.
Professor
Department of Community Health and Prevention
Drexel University School of Public Health.
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Julie Yeh, M.D., M.P.H.
IWHL Carol Ammon Scholar, and Assistant Professor, Family Medicine |
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