Virtual Research Symposium: Stress, Sex, and Gender
Our Virtual Research Symposium: Stress, Sex, and Gender, was held on September 22, 2020 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Kerry Ressler and additional speakers, Dr. Hadine Joffe, Dr. Dawn DeMeo, Dr. Le Min, and Dr. Cindy…
Connors Center Conversation Podcast
Podcast Our podcast series, Connors Center Conversations: Igniting Change for the Health of Women, explores the cutting edge in sex- and gender-informed research and how to translate these discoveries into better and more precise care for women. Find the podcast here. Episode 1: The Fundamentals of…
Sex and Gender Factors in COVID-19
On June 10, 2020 the Connors Center hosted a webinar focused on sex and gender factors in the context of COVID-19 research and care. This webinar featured conversations and panels with experts from Brigham Health. A recording of the webinar is available here:
Telemedicine for Women: Challenges, Promises and the Road Ahead
On Friday November 13th, 2020, the Connors Center hosted Telemedicine for Women: Challenges, Promises and the Road Ahead, a webinar that included panels of experts discussing how telemedicine has evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic and how to adequately provide quality…
NIH SCORE Annual Meeting
The Connors Center is a recipient of the Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) grant, forming the ROSA Center. The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) is is hosting the SCORE 2020 Annual Meeting Keynote Address, which will take…
Webinar: Sex and Gender Factors in COVID-19
The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, is pleased to announce our first webinar focused on sex and gender factors in the context of COVID-19 research and care.…
Mood Disorders in Women
On May 14, Dr. Hadine Joffe led the Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Her talk, “mood disorders in women: what are the effects of female reproductive hormones on the brain?” explored topics on depression, sleep disturbance and hot flashes during…
World Medical Innovation Forum
Connors Center Executive Director Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc moderated a session for the virtual World Medical Innovation Forum, titled “Digital Therapeutics: Current and Future Opportunities” which focused on the use of digital therapeutics during COVID-19 and how it will impact…
Cancelled: WHISPR 3rd Annual Symposium
Due to precautions around the COVID-19 outbreak, we regret to inform you that the 3rd Annual WHISPR Symposium scheduled for April 9, 2020 has been cancelled. We are disappointed that we will not have the opportunity to bring together our…
2020 Summit Advisory Committee
On February 4, 2020, members of the first Summit Advisory Committee gathered to discuss the 2020 National Summit on the Health of Women. Invested members of academia, clinical practice, bio-pharma, venture capital, and policy gathered to to advise, guide and…
