“I became acquainted with Dr. Mayer and Dr. Dyer in 2006, soon after I moved to Arizona State University to initiate my laboratory as a new faculty member. I have worked closely with both Dr. Mayer and Dr. Dyer since this time. Simply put, this brilliant dynamic duo has been integral to the success of our laboratory, and has helped us to establish the experimental framework of our scientific questions to drive optimizing women’s health during aging and menopause. They have been integral collaborators on many of our menopause projects leading to numerous co-authored publications, trained my graduate students on hands-on techniques, brainstormed experimental designs and next steps, and Dr. Mayer has additionally been a valued and critical member of my student’s doctoral committee. We have had, essentially, bi-monthly or more contact as our collaboration has progressed through the years.

This team is a dream collaboration; they have sincere goals of performing exemplary science, and provide superb advisement, collaboration, and collegiality. They expect and encourage high caliber research, and they enrich our collaboration with creativity, intellectual curiosity, energy, and truly extraordinary breadth and depth of knowledge. They are outstanding scientists and admired colleagues. They are changing the world with their work. Our science is better because of them. I can not wait to see what the future holds!”