Celebrating the 2024 IMS Young Scholars Bursary Recipients
The International Menopause Society (IMS) is proud to announce the 52 recipients of the Young Scholars Bursary, representing 24 countries, who attended the 19th World Congress on Menopause in Melbourne, Australia.
The work of these early-career healthcare professionals is aligned with the IMS’s mission to promote and support access to best practice health care for women through their menopause transition and post-reproductive years, enabling them to achieve optimal health and well-being.
Meet the 2024 Recipients
At the bottom of the page, you’ll find the profiles of each recipient of the Bursary. We also want to recognise eleven additional bursary recipients who, due to unforeseen circumstances, were unable to attend the Congress: –
- Flavia Tinano – Brazil
- Xiaolin Xu – China
- Andrea Cubillo Espinoza – Costa Rica
- Apurba Kumar Dutta – India
- Hina Vaish – India
- Marta Carreto – Italy
- Saima Hanan – Pakistan
- Charmaine Gutierrez – Philippines
- Ipek Betul Ozcivit Erkan – Turkey
- Robin Andrews – UK
- Mariana Gomes Martins – Brazil
Supporting Early-Career Professionals
Funded through the IMS Endowment for Education and Research (EER), the Young Scholars Bursary provides essential travel assistance and opportunities for these young scholars to:
- Attend the Congress with complimentary registration
- Receive financial support for travel and accommodation
- Co-chair an abstract oral communication session
- Participate in the Menopause Olympics
- Gain a complimentary one-year Associate Membership to the IMS, with access to the Climacteric journal
The IMS is committed to encouraging and supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals to advance their careers and contribute to the future of women’s health globally. The bursary program is a crucial step in helping these scholars build connections, share their research, and gain valuable experience.
Help Us Bring More Scholars to Rio 2026
This vital support for early-career healthcare professionals is only possible due to the generous contributions to the IMS Endowment for Education and Research. As we look ahead to the next World Congress in 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, we invite you to donate to the fund, ensuring that more young scholars can attend, share their work, and make a positive contribution to the field.
The 2024 Bursary Recipients
Click on an individual’s photo to read a brief biography of that recipient.
Asia
Adita Verma
India
Aini Hanan Azmi
Malaysia
Chaewon Kim
Korea
Glaiza de Guzman
Philippines
Himanshi Goel
India
Isha Rajput
India/UK
Ismat Jahan
Bangladesh
Jiayu Li
Thailand
Jung Yoon Park
Korea
Medha Hothur
India
Ming-Jun Kuck
Malaysia
Monal Garg
India
Muhammad Ganis Siregar
Indonesia
Ngoc Minh Chau
Vietnam
Oracha Chucherd
Thailand
Sharmin Naz Lisa
Bangladesh
Stella Sugianto
Singapore
Tahmina Sultana Nila
Bangladesh
Tanya Mudgal
India
Taslima Akter
Bangladesh
Tasnuva Akter
Bangladesh
Yuejiao Wang
China
Europe
Alessandra Inzoli
Italy
Anthony Singh
UK
Federica Barbagallo
Italy
Fiona Kirkham-Wilson
UK
Hannah Beckwith
UK
Laura Cucinella
Italy
Natalija Pavlovic
Serbia
Nilufar Bakoeva
Uzbekistan
Silvia Martello
Italy
Stephanie Sterry
UK
Yulia Bandrivska
Ukraine
Latin America
Gabriela Alejandra Garcia
Guatemala
Jose Edmond Esquivel Vargas
Colombia
Julieta Verna
Argentina
Maria Victoria Pereiras Giuliano
Argentina
Mariana Albornoz Piñeyro
Uruguay
Nancy Contereras Garza
Mexico
North America
Alexandra Paget-Blanc
USA
Bailey McLagan
USA
Céline Sayed
Canada
Katrina Wugalter
USA
Mona Polavarapu
USA
Shelby Wood
USA
Taylor Roebotham
Canada
Tej Ganti
USA
Oceania
Amber Zi Ye
Australia
Caitlyn Pring
Australia
Celine Camon
New Zealand
Megan Rogers
Australia
Stacey Ler
Australia
