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…
Connors Center Winter Party
There’s no better way to celebrate the holidays after the stress of the season has passed. The Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology hosted its holiday party on January 16th, and were joined by friends, family, and colleagues…
Women’s Brain Initiative Seminar
The Connors Center is excited to co-host the next Women’s Brain Initiative Seminar on Wednesday, January 22, 4:00 – 5:00PM. This seminar will feature speaker Steven Kanes, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Sage Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Kanes is responsible for…
2nd Annual Research Data Blitz
The Connors Center 2nd Annual Research Data Blitz took place on Tuesday, November 19th from 2:30-5:00pm in the Marshall Wolf Conference Room at BWH. Twelve Connors Center leaders, fellows and grantees shared exciting updates on their important work in the…
Upcoming 2nd Annual Research Data Blitz
The Connors Center 2nd Annual Research Data Blitz will take place on Tuesday, November 19th from 2:30-5:00pm, followed by a reception from 5:00-6:00pm, in the Marshall Wolf Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Hale Building for Transformative Medicine. Join us to learn more…
May 2019: Women’s Health Luncheon
The Connors Center hosted its annual Women’s Health Luncheon on Friday, May 10th. The program, titled “Heart of the Matter: Insight into Women’s Cardiovascular Health” featured keynote speaker Tara Westover, New York Times best selling author of Educated: A Memoir. Other featured…
