International Women's Day

2025 Faculty Partners

These outcomes reflect the power of collective giving and shared decision-making. Thank you for championing research that improves lives.

The INSPIRE Study: Predicting Pre-Eclampsia in Early Pregnancy

McKenzie Jancsura, a dedicated researcher at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, is passionate about preventing pre-eclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication. Her research focuses on predicting and preventing this condition to protect mothers and babies. She has developed a new test using a small blood sample to predict who might develop pre-eclampsia and is working to make this test ready for use in hospitals and clinics. This important work will help bring her research from the lab to real-life medical care.

Garnering 55% of the vote, this project is fully funded at $34,450 and will advance early detection methods for a life-threatening pregnancy complication.

Revealing Hidden Risks: Advancing Hip Fracture Prevention

Mary Beth Cole, an Assistant Professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University, is a biological anthropologist specializing in bone tissue biology. Her research examines how aging, behavior, and disease affect bone strength, using advanced 3D imaging to study bone quality and injury risk – from falls to car crashes. Focusing on osteoporosis, which disproportionately affects women, she aims to improve the prediction and prevention of hip fractures by identifying critical changes in bone structure that traditional methods often miss.

With 45% of the vote, this project was awarded $44,424 (90% of requested funding) to study and reduce fall-related injuries in older adults.