11/17/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Advances in measurement of cognitive change using remote, digital assessments in aging and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease”
Monday, November 17th, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Register Here Advances in measurement of cognitive change using remote, digital assessments in aging and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease Kathryn Papp, PhD Clinical Neuropsychologist, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
10/28/25: 8th Annual Research Symposium
The 8th Annual Connors Center Research Symposium was held in the Marshall Wolf Conference Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday, October 28th at 3:00pm. It was held in conjunction with the Brigham/Harvard Reproductive Outcomes of Stress & Aging (ROSA) Center, an NIH Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences. Over 150 registered…
10/29/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Environmental Exposures and Reproductive Health: Examples from the Nurses’ Health Studies”
Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Register Here Environmental Exposures and Reproductive Health: Examples from the Nurses’ Health Studies Francine Laden, ScD Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Departments of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, HSPH Associate Chair of Department of Environmental Health, HSPH Associate Professor of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine,…
11/19/25: SIRCTT Mixer
On November 19th, the Sex-Informed Research Collaborative Think Tank hosted its first in-person mixer event where members of the MGB sex-informed and women’s health research community can attend panels and learn from others within the MGB system as well as coming together to network with their colleagues. At this event, we were thrilled to be…
9/29/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Bringing Evidence-Based Sleep Treatments to the Bedside and Community”
Monday, September 29th, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Register Here Bringing Evidence-Based Sleep Treatments to the Bedside and Community Suzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH Clinical Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
7/28/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Cracking the Code of Menopausal Hot Flashes: From Bench to Bedside”
Monday, July 28th, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Join Here Cracking the Code of Menopausal Hot Flashes: From Bench to Bedside Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD Robert A. Ross Distinguished Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of North Carolina School of Medicine
6/23/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Estrogen Signaling in the Hypothalamus Aligns Thermoregulation with Reproductive State”
Monday, June 23rd, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Join Here Estrogen Signaling in the Hypothalamus Aligns Thermoregulation with Reproductive State Stephanie Correa, PhD Associate Professor & Allen Distinguished Investigator Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA
5/9/25: The Annual Women’s Health Luncheon
On May 9th, 2025, Brigham and Women’s Hospital hosted the Annual Women’s Health Luncheon. The event was in person and nearly 700 guests gathered to spotlight cancer care for women and raised more than $1.4 million to support women’s health research across the Brigham and Mass General Brigham. This year’s program featured a keynote conversation…
5/7/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “If Me, Then you: Attaining Leadership Through Growth Opportunities”
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Join Here If Me, Then you: Attaining Leadership Through Growth Opportunities Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH MGB Chair, Department of Pediatrics Physician in Chief, MassGeneral for Children Charles Wilder Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School
5/13/25: Connors-MGBRI Center Symposium: Incorporating Sex Differences into Research
Over 120 attendees from 14 different academic institutions came out to the inaugural annual Connors-MGBRI Research Symposium on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The event started with introductory remarks by Connors-MGBRI Research Center for Women’s Health and Sex Differences co-chair, Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc. This was followed by the keynote address, “Artificial…
4/18/25: SIRCTT Mixer
On Friday, April 18th from 12-1pm the Connors Center is hosting a virtual mixer event for the Sex-Informed Research Collaborative Think Tank (SIRCTT). This event will feature a brief overview of SIRCTT and how MGB investigators can get involved in the program followed by structured networking where attendees will be able to connect and identify potential…
4/7/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Menopause and Cardiometabolic Health: What Hormones, Can, Cannot (and May) Do for You”
Monday, April 7th, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Join Here Menopause and Cardiometabolic Health: What Hormones, Can, Cannot (and May) Do for You Nanette Santoro, MD Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility & Reproductive Sciences Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2/19/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Cracking the Code of Menopausal Hot Flashes: From Bench to Bedside”
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 | 12:00-1:30pm | Virtual | Registration Required Join Here Cracking the Code of Menopausal Hot Flashes: From Bench to Bedside Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD Robert A. Ross Distinguished Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of North Carolina School of Medicine
3/3/25- Connors-Division of Sleep Medicine Joint Sleep Grand Rounds
Monday, March 3rd, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | The Bornstein Amphitheater and via Zoom Sleep Health and Urban Stress in Young Adult African American Men and Women Thomas A. Mellman, MD Director, Stress/Sleep Studies Programs, and Codirector, Clinical Trials Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Howard University College of Medicine Register Here
1/15/25 ROSA Center Seminar: “Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health During the Menopause Transition”
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | Virtual | Registration Required Register Here Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health During the Menopause Transition Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD, FABMR, FSBSM Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Women’s Health and Dementia Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science Director, Center for Women’s Biobehavioral Health Research Assistant Dean…
4/2/25: The 8th Annual WHISPR Symposium
The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health Research hosted the 8th Annual Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Stress Program of Research (WHISPR) Symposium and Awardee Presentation in the Marshall Wolf Conference Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. It was held in conjunction with the Brigham/Harvard Reproductive Outcomes of Stress & Aging…
The Connors Center 7th Annual Research Symposium
Featured Image: 2024 Annual Symposium Speakers, pictured from left to right: Kara McKinley, PhD; Florian Fintelmann, MD; Izzuddin Aris, PhD; Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc; Vivian Ota Wang, PhD, FACMG, CGC; Rohini Dutta, MBBS, MPH; Primavera Spagnolo, MD, PhD; Dr. Lidia Minguez-Alarcon, PhD (Note: Kendra Harris, MD, is missing from photo) The 7th Annual Connors Center…
4/23/24: The Connors Center 7th Annual WHISPR Symposium
The Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health 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 & Aging (ROSA) Center,…
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…
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 place virtually, and is open to the public. The keynote address, by Dr. Jocalyn…
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 peri and post-menopause.
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 Sage’s clinical-stage programs and is the company’s primary liaison with the investor community. A link…
