On Wednesday, December 11th, the Connors Center Executive Director, Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, was invited to attend the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research. The conference brought together women’s health researchers, business leaders, advocates and others to discuss…
The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) Symposium. The Symposium will take place in the Marshall Wolf Conference Center at Brigham…
The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology hosted the 7th annual Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) Symposium and Awardee Presentation in the Zinner Breakout Room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday, April…
On April 16, 2024, Governor Mary Healey visited the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital to highlight Massachusetts’ leadership in life sciences and announce the reauthorization of the Life Sciences Initiative the Mass…
Dear Members of the Connors Center Community, As we continue to celebrate what is turning out to be a momentous Women’s History Month, the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School…
June marks the 30th anniversary of the NIH Revitalization Act, which directed the National Institute of Health to establish guidelines for inclusion of women and minorities in clinical research. This marked a turning point, as more organizations and groups across…
Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) 5th Annual Symposium and Awardee Presentations May 25th, 2022, 3:00 to 4:30 PM Keynote Address: Charting a path forward towards an inclusive research agenda: the Asian American research paradox Karen Kim, MD…
Connors Center for Women’s Health & Gender Biology Presents: Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) 4rd Annual Symposium and Finalists’ Pitch Presentations "Investigating physiologic and psychologic stress in women's health and disease" Featuring Keynote Speaker: Elissa Epel,…
In 2020, the review panel selected the following two investigators to receive one-year awards of up to $25,000: Margo Nathan, MD (Division of Mental Health): Evaluating Stress Response Dysregulation as a Link Between Depression and Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease…
In 2019, the review panel selected the following two investigators to receive one-year awards of up to $25,000: Sarah Boukezzi, PhD (Division of Women's Health): Effects of Psychosocial Stress on Transcriptomic and Neural Mechanisms in Trauma-Exposed Women with Major Depressive…
