Team

There are over 700+ members of 4M globally. The consortium is led by Prof Gemma Sharp, and managed by Dr Sampurna Kundu. The 4M PhD Network is led by Kami Abdullayev.

Prof Gemma Sharp

Prof Gemma Sharp is the founder and lead of the Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health (4M) Consortium. She is a Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Psychology at the University of Exeter, her work focuses on women’s mental health, reproductive health, and early life influences on health.

Dr Sampurna Kundu

Dr Sampurna Kundu helps in managing activities for Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health (4M) Consortium. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the School of Psychology, University of Exeter. She has worked on reproductive health and population aging. Her current research focus is on the intersections of menstrual, menopausal and mental health.

Kami Abdullayev

Kami Abdullayev is the lead of the PhD network within 4M which supports PhD students working in menstrual health research across the world. She is a PhD student on the Medical Research Council funded Doctoral Training Programme based at University College London, UK. Her background is in Health Psychology and her work focuses on applying knowledge from the health psychology discipline to menstrual health experiences to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people who menstruate. 

Luana De Giorgio

Luana was the co-founder of 4M and helped growing it from 20 to 450 members, from 2023 to 2025. She currently works and lives in New Zealand.