4/23/24: The Connors Center 7th Annual WHISPR Symposium
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 23rd, 2024. It was held in conjunction with the Brigham/Harvard Reproductive Outcomes of Stress &…
4/29/24 ROSA Center Seminar: “Consumer product chemicals and cardiovascular disease risk across the reproductive life course”
Monday, April 29, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Register Here Consumer product chemicals and cardiovascular disease risk across the reproductive life course Tamarra James-Todd, PhD Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
3/4/24- Connors-Division of Sleep Medicine Joint Sleep Grand Rounds
Monday, March 4th, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm | The Bornstein Amphitheater and via Zoom Improving Cardiometabolic Health Through Sleep Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, FAHA, CCSH Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine, Department of Medicine Director, CUIMC Center of Excellence for Sleep & Circadian Research Columbia University Irving Medical Center Register to Attend Via Zoom
3/20/24: Connors-BRI Research Symposium: Incorporating Sex and Gender into Research
Wednesday March 20th 2024 | 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Marshall A. Wolf Conference Center Register Here Connors-BRI Research Symposium: Incorporating Sex and Gender into Research The Connors-BRI Center for Research on Women’s Health and Sex/Gender Medicine is hosting a series of exciting talks and presentations by local researchers, including a keynote address from…
5/10/24: Women’s Health Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Chelsea Clinton, DPhil, MPH
Friday, May 10th 2024 | 11:00 am | The Westin Boston Seaport District Learn More Here The 2024 Women’s Health Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Chelsea Clinton, DPhil, MPH As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton works alongside the foundation’s leadership and partners to improve lives and inspire emerging leaders across the United States and…
2/12/24 ROSA Center Seminar: “Hypertension in Women: What Makes Them So Susceptible and How Do We Increase Awareness?”
Monday, February 12, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View Recording Here Hypertension in Women: What Makes Them So Susceptible and How Do We Increase Awareness? Jennifer C. Sullivan, PhD Professor, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia Dean, the Graduate School, Augusta University
1/17/24 ROSA Center Seminar: “Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Role of Stress, Sex Differences and the Microbiome”
Wednesday January 17, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Register Here Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Role of Stress, Sex Differences and the Microbiome Lin Chang, MD Vice-Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases Program Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Program Co-Director, G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience Director, Clinical Studies…
11/29/22: The Connors Center Annual Research Symposium
The 2022 Connors Center Annual Research Symposium was held at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday, November 29th in conjunction with the Brigham/Harvard Reproductive Outcomes of Stress & Aging (ROSA) Center, an NIH Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences. Over 100 attendees from the Connors Center, BWH, MGB System, and external community gathered…
12/12/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Eicosanoids As Immune-Inflammatory Mediators of Sex Differences in Health and in Disease”
Monday, December 12, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View the Recording Here Eicosanoids As Immune-Inflammatory Mediators of Sex Differences in Health and in Disease Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health and Population Science Director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging Director of Public…
11/1/22- NIH SCORE 2022 Annual Meeting Keynote Address
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 10-11 AM | Virtual View the Recording Here The Specialized Centers of Research Excellence on Sex Differences, or SCORE, program is the only NIH cooperative agreement program supporting disease-agnostic research on sex differences. Each center serves as a national resource for translational research to identify the role of biological sex…
11/9/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Genetic links between hot flashes and psychiatric disorders suggest new opportunities for treatment and shared mechanistic pathways”
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View the Recording Here Genetic links between hot flashes and psychiatric disorders suggest new opportunities for treatment and shared mechanistic pathways Laramie Duncan, PhD Assistant Professor, Stanford University Director, Integrative Mental Health Lab Dr. Duncan’s work is at the intersection of psychology, statistical genetics,…
10/24/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Gender/Sex Differences in Sleep: A Model for Precision Medicine”
Monday, October 24, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View the Recording Here Gender/Sex Differences in Sleep: A Model for Precision Medicine Susan Redline, MD, MPH Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Director of the Programs in Sleep and…
10-7-22: Connors Center 2022-23 Funding Opportunity Lunch and Learn
Learn more about the upcoming funding opportunities offered by the Connors Center through the end of 2022 and into 2023. Connors Center team members will provide an overview of the programs, requirements, and review followed by the opportunity to ask questions. This session will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards. October 7th, 2022 at…
09/14/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Get out of your own way and get things done – strategies for success in academic medicine”
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View the recording here. Get out of your own way and get things done – strategies for success in academic medicine Emily Oken, MD, MPH Alice Hamilton Professor and Vice Chair Director of Faculty Development Director, Division of Chronic Disease Research Across the…
07/20/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Bioenergetic Consequences of the Loss of Ovarian Function”
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View Recording Here Bioenergetic Consequences of the Loss of Ovarian Function Wendy M. Kohrt, PhD Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Nancy Anschutz Chair In Women’s Health Research Acting Director, Eastern Colorado VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center Associate Director, Center…
5/25/22 – 5th Annual WHISPR Symposium and Awardee Presentations
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 Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Medicine University of Chicago The 5th annual WHISPR…
06/06/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Addressing the impact of Reproductive Aging in Aging Studies: Lessons from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)”
Monday, June 06, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View Recording Here Addressing the impact of Reproductive Aging in Aging Studies: Lessons from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Siobán D. Harlow, PhD Professor Emerita of Epidemiology and Global Public Health Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director, Center for…
5/26/22 – ROSA Center Seminar: “Sex determinants of obesity and metabolic dysregulation” (Karen Reue, PhD)
Thursday, May 26, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View Recording Here Sex determinants of obesity and metabolic dysregulation Presenter: Karen Reue, PhD Professor and Vice Chair, Human Genetics Associate Director, UCLA/Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA About the ROSA Center Career Enhancement Core Seminar Series: This…
04/25/22- ROSA Center Seminar: “Domino Hypothesis vs. Parallel Symptomatic Outcomes”
Monday, April 25, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View Recording Here Domino Hypothesis vs. Parallel Symptomatic Outcomes: Investigating Commonly Co-occurring Symptoms of Menopause-related Vasomotor, Sleep and Mood Disturbance Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology Paula A. Johnson Professor of Psychiatry in the…
03/28/2022- ROSA Center Seminar: “Neuroendocrine pathways mediating the effects of stress on reproductive function”
Monday, March 28, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required View Recording Here Neuroendocrine pathways mediating the effects of stress on reproductive function Presenter: Ursula Kaiser, MD Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension George W. Thorn, MD Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, BWH Professor of Medicine, HMS Director of the Brigham Research Institute Dr.…
