Christy Marie Nguyen is a women’s health researcher studying how reproductive biology influences lifelong health, with a focus on metabolism and endocrine function. She is completing her Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine, where she studies ovarian RNA splicing as a link between reproductive dysfunction and metabolic health in polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). Building on this, she will pursue postdoctoral training investigating interorgan communication during maternal adaptation and other reproductive transitions. Ultimately, she aims to lead an independent research program in women’s health and sex-informed biology, deepening our understanding of how reproductive and endocrine physiology shape health across the lifespan while developing the next generation of scientists who will continue advancing the field.