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…
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…
The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology hosted the 6th annual Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) Symposium and Awardee Presentation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Thursday, May 4th. Over 100 individuals registered…
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…
The Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology hosted the 2nd Annual Symposium and Finalists’ Pitch Presentations for the Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) on April 3rd, 2019 A keynote presentation entitled “Stress and Postpartum Depression:…
In 2018, the review panel selected the following two investigators to receive one-year awards of up to $25,000: Tianyi Huang, ScD (Channing Division of Network Medicine): Association of Childhood Abuse with Plasma Metabolomics in Women Pamela Mahon, PhD (Department…
