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Description of Event
Virtual only
2021-12-13T20:00:00Z 2021-12-13T15:00:00Z Event Information
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting will include the following:
- 5th Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lectureship
- “Bias Is a Habit We Must All Work Hard to Break”
- Molly L. Carnes, M.D., M.S.
- Legacy of Leadership Lecture
- Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A.
- BIRCWH Scholar Presentations
- Live Q&A session
The e-poster session for the BIRCWH Scholar abstracts will occur in the afternoon and will be accessible to registered meeting attendees through the virtual meeting platform.
BIRCWH is an institutional mentored career-development program designed to connect junior faculty, known as BIRCWH Scholars, to senior faculty mentors with shared interest in women’s health and sex differences research. More information about BIRCWH can be found here .
Agenda
| Time | Session | Speakers/Presenters |
| 8:00 a.m. ET | Online Access Open and Networking | |
| 10:00–10:15 a.m. | Welcome from ORWH | Janine A. Clayton, M.D., FARVO Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health, NIH Director, ORWH, NIH Lisa Begg, Dr.P.H., RN Senior Research Program Officer, ORWH Program Officer, BIRCWH |
| 10:15 a.m. | Introduction of the Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture | Janine A. Clayton, M.D., FARVO |
| 10:15–11:00 a.m. | 2021 Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture | Molly L. Carnes, M.D., M.S. Virginia Valian Professor, Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Industrial and Systems Engineering Director, Center for Women’s Health Research Co-Director, Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Virtual Podium Session—BIRCWH Scholar Abstracts Introduction to Virtual Podium Sessions | Lisa Begg, Dr.P.H., RN—moderator |
| 11:00–11:15 a.m. | Global Lipidomics Identifies Novel Circulating Markers of CVD Risk in African American and Caucasian Women | Judith Simcox, Ph.D. (presenting author), Raghav Jain, Chris Coe, Camille King, Kristen Malecki, Andy Bersh, Carol Ryff Program PI: Elizabeth S. Burnside, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. University of Wisconsin–Madison BIRCWH |
| 11:15–11:30 a.m. | Gender-Based Differences in Prehospital Care for Suspected Stroke | Layne Dylla, M.D. (presenting author), John D. Rice, Paco S. Herson, Sharon N. Poisson, Adit A. Ginde Program PI: Judith Regensteiner, Ph.D. University of Colorado BIRCWH |
| 11:30–11:45 a.m. | Ubiquitination of Zika Virus Envelope Protein Promotes Embryonic Damage | Maria I. Giraldo, Ph.D. (presenting author),Maria Gonzalez-Orozco,Scott Weaver,Pei-Yong Shi,Ricardo Rajsbaum Program PI: Abbey B. Berenson, M.D., Ph.D. University of Texas Medical Branch BIRCWH |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m. | Live Q&A Panel | |
| 12:05–12:10 p.m. | Introduction of Legacy of Leadership Lecture | Xenia Tigno, Ph.D., M.S. (Epi) Associate Director for Careers, ORWH |
| 12:10–12:55 p.m. | 2021 BIRCWH Legacy of Leadership Lecture | Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A. President, Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation |
| 12:55–1:00 p.m. | Closing Plenary Comments | Xenia Tigno, Ph.D., M.S. (Epi) |
| 1:00–1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30–3:00 p.m. | Virtual BIRCWH Poster Sessions Accessible to registered meeting attendees through the virtual meeting platform. |
Please visit https://orwh.od.nih.gov/career/mentored/bircwh for information on BIRCWH and to view program abstracts (found under “Related Resources”).
2021 BIRCWH Posters
All of the BIRCWH posters are listed by lead author and clustered in categories.
BASIC RESEARCH
- P-1: Amanda Artsen
- P-2: Evie H. Carchman
- P-3: Jerry S. Zifodya
- P-4: Megan Paulsen
- P-5: Rachel H. Bonami
- P-6: Rebecca Harris
- P-7: Robin Shoemaker
- P-8: Jessica Maples-Keller
- P-9: Maria I. Giraldo
CANCER
- P-10: Andreana N. Holowatyj
- P-11: Linda A. Koehler
- P-12: Melanie Kornides
- P-13: Rebecca Myerson
- P-14: Zhenzhen Zhang
CLINICAL RESEARCH
- P-15: Alisse Hauspurg
- P-16: Grace Lim
- P-17: Jamila Minga
- P-18: Joshua R. Smith
- P-19: Lindsay R. Standeven
- P-20: Martha Abshire Saylor
- P-21: Suzanna L. Attia
- P-22: Whitney Perry
HEALTH DISPARITIES
- P-23: Ariana Thompson-Lastad
- P-24: Candice A. Price
- P-25: Charvonne N. Holliday
- P-26: Judith Simcox
- P-27: Laura Kair
- P-28: Niraj Chavan
- P-29: Andrew Wiese
NEUROSCIENCE
- P-30: Andrea Harriott
- P-31: Kyoko Konishi
- P-32: Rachel D. Penrod
- P-33: Beatriz Penalver Bernabe
PUBLIC HEALTH
- P-34: Deborah Karasek
- P-35: Haley Arden Moss
- P-36: Julia Goodman
- P-37: Katelyn Holliday
- P-38: Laura Corlin
- P-39: Phoutdavone “Noy” Phimphasone-Brady
- P-40: Yilin Yoshida
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- P-41: Anna K. Knight
- P-42: Elizabeth Enninga
- P-43: Emma Fortune Ngufor
- P-44: Ifeyinwa V. Asiodu
- P-45: Stephanie A. Roberts
SEX AND GENDER DIFFERENCES
- P-46: Binu Koirala
- P-47: Catherine Burrows
- P-48: Elizabeth Yen
- P-49: Jacklyn N. Hellwege
- P-50: Joshua David Bundy
- P-51: Karen Lawrence
- P-52: Layne Dylla
- P-53: Pavitra Kotini-Shah
- P-54: Sadaf Arefi Milani
- P-55: Sean Iwamoto
- P-56: Xiaoying Yu
Accommodations
Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations, such as an interpreter, to participate in this meeting should contact Daryl Turner at daryl.turner@nih.gov or 301-402-4319.
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