2024 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting

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NIH Main Campus, Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium

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2024-10-01T21:00:00Z 2024-10-01T12:00:00Z Event Information

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.

The BIRCWH Annual Meeting is a gathering of senior and junior faculty that provides an opportunity to network and share scientific advances. The meeting will include the 2024 Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture by Abbey Berenson M.D., MMS, Ph.D., and the 2024 Legacy of Leadership Lecture by Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.

The 2024 BIRCWH abstracts were recently published in the Journal of Women’s Health. View the BIRCWH abstracts .

Sign language interpreting services are available upon request. Individuals who need interpreting services and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Dr. Mavreen Tuvilla at BIRCWHprogram@nih.gov or 301-496-8974. Requests should be made at least five business days before the event.

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Abbey Berenson M.D.
Abbey Berenson, M.D., M.M.S., Ph.D.
Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lectureship
Keynote Lecture Speaker
Director, UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health
Director, Division of Population and Preventive Health, Department of Ob/Gyn
Garland D. Anderson MD Distinguished University Chair in
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Adjunct Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Nina F. Schor M.D.
Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
Legacy of Leadership Lecture Speaker
NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research
Former Deputy Director of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Former Academic Appointments:
Ann Craumer Professor of Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Chief of the Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics,
University of Pittsburgh
Associate Dean for Medical Student Research at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
William H. Eilinger Chair of the Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief of the Golisano Children’s Hospital at the
University of Rochester

Agenda

TimeSessionLocation
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Registration & NetworkingAuditorium
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.BIRCWH Abstracts/Posters Discussion and NetworkingAtrium
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Closed Executive PI SessionRoom D
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Lunch/Networking for Meeting Attendees
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Welcome from ORWHJanine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO
NIH Associate Director for Women's Health Research
Director, Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)Xenia T. Tigno, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Careers, ORWHMarquitta White M.S., Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer, Careers Section, ORWH, NIH
Auditorium
1:15 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.Welcome from the NIH DirectorMonica Bertagnolli, M.D.
Director, NIH
Auditorium
1:20 p.m.Introduction of Keynote Speaker Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVOAuditorium
1:20 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Keynote Address:
Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lectureship Abbey Berenson, M.D., MMS, Ph.D.
Keynote Lecture Speaker
Director, UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary
Research in Women's Health
Director, Division of Population and
Preventive Health, Department of Ob/Gyn
Garland D. Anderson MD Distinguished
University Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor, Departments of
Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Department of
Epidemiology, School of Public Health
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Adjunct Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Auditorium
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.Introduction of the 2024 BIRCWH ScholarsMarquitta White, Ph.D.
BIRCWH Program Officer, ORWH
Auditorium
2:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.2024 BIRCWH Scholars — Podium Presentations
Delineating the contributions of sex hormones and chromosomes to genome-wide gene expression through the lens of gender transition Rebecca M. Harris (presenting author), Laura Blanton, Troy Whitfield, Yee-Ming Chan, and David C. PageProgram PIs: Jill M. Goldstein, Ph.D. and Kathryn Rexrode, M.D.Harvard BIRCWH
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and Increased Risk of Suicide and Overdose in Mid- to Late-Life Anita S. Hargrave (presenting author), Beth Cohen, Carolyn J. Gibson, Salomeh Keyhani, Yixia Li, and Amy L. ByersProgram PIs: Cynthia Harper, Ph.D. and Claire D. Brindis, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco-Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Placental Programming of Infant Behavioral Health: Placental Cytokine Levels are Associated with Infant Negative Affect at 6-months Elizabeth K. Wood (presenting author), Hanna C. Gustafsson, Jennifer C. Ablow, Joel T. Nigg, Jamie O. Lo, and Elinor L. SullivanProgram PI: Leslie Myatt, Ph.D., FRCOGOregon Health & Science University
3:20 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.Break and Networking Opportunity
4:10 p.m.Introduction of Keynote SpeakerXenia T. Tigno, Ph.D.Auditorium
4:10 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.Legacy of Leadership Lectureship Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
Legacy of Leadership Lecture Speaker
NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research
Former Deputy Director of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Former Academic Appointments:
Ann Craumer Professor of Pediatric Research,
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Chief of the Division of Child Neurology in the
Department of Pediatrics,
University of Pittsburgh
Associate Dean for Medical Student Research
at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
William H. Eilinger Chair of the Department of
Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief of the Golisano Children’s
Hospital at the University of Rochester
Auditorium
4:50 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.Closing Remarks for the Plenary SessionXenia T. Tigno, Ph.D.
4:55 p.m.Meeting Adjourned
4:55 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.BIRCWH PI Photograph

Event Venue

Natcher Conference Center, Building 45
National Institutes of Health
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

The William H. Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, is part of the NIH and is located on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, approximately 5 miles from Washington D.C.

Getting to NIH | NIH Campus Access and Security | Parking | Shuttle Schedule from local hotels | Campus Maps | Metro

All visitors must enter the NIH campus through the NIH Gateway Center (Building 66, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20894, located adjacent to the Medical Center Metro Station on the Red Line at the South Drive entrance to campus from Rockville Pike / Wisconsin Avenue (Route 355). Visitors will be required to show one (1) valid form of identification (a government-issued photo ID-driver's license, passport, green card, etc.) and to state the purpose and location of their visit (BIRCWH Annual Meeting, Building 45). The campus shuttle pickup is located directly outside of the Gateway Center exit.

Visit the NIH Visitor's Center for more information about the NIH security process, visitor parking, and parking fares.

Poster Presentations

Click the title to view a PDF of the poster and the poster number for the poster video presentation.

Poster
No.
AuthorsTitle
A1Aysegul Atasoy-Zeybek, Gresin P. Hawse, Christohper V. Nagelli, Consuelo M. Lopez De Padilla, Matthew P. Abdel, and Christopher H. Evans
A2Maigen M. Bethea, Silvania da Silva Teixeria, Tyler M. Cook, Jasmine Hendrix, and Darleen A. Sandoval
A3Binita Chakraborty and Donald McDonnell
A4Rebecca M. Harris, Laura Blanton, Troy Whitfield, Yee-Ming Chan, and David C. Page
A5Ana P.M. Serezani, Ludmilla P. da Silva, Cheryl R. Markin, Daphne B. Mitchell, Joy D. Cogan, Maria M.U. Malabanan, Margaret L. Salisbury, Jonathan A. Kropski, and Timothy S. Blackwell
B1Katrina M. Knight, Sophya C. Breedlove, Gabrielle E. King, and Pamela A. Moalli
B2Amanda M. Artsen, Isha Gadgil, Pamela A. Moalli, Kristina Weber, and Samy Madbouly
B3Jeewoo Kim, Elizabeth A. Jasper, Todd L. Edwards, Digna R. Velez Edwards, and Jacklyn N. Hellwege
C1Victor Adekanmbi, Itunu Sokale, Fangjian Guo, Jessica Ngo, Thao N. Hoang, Christine D. Hsu, Abiodun Oluyomi, and Abbey B. Berenson
C2Alyssa R. Bellini, Theresa H. Keegan, Qian Li, Frances B. Maguire, Victoria Lyo, and Candice Sauder
C3Hui Chen, Tianhong Li, L. Elaine Waetjen, Machelle D. Wilson, Jeremy R. Chien, Caili Tong, Tingting Lu, Siqi Long, and Michelle L. Dossett
C4Christine D. Hsu, Daoqi Gao, Yong-fang Kuo, Xiaoying Yu, Victor Adekanmbi, Fangjian Guo, Thao N. Hoang, and Abbey B. Berenson
C5Maria D. Hurtado Andrade, Elif Tama, David Hodge, Alexander Weston, Sheikh Fahad, Janet Olson, Fergus Couch, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Rickey Carter, Stacy D’Andre, Andres Acosta, and Chrisandra S. Shufelt
C6Jennifer K. Plichta, Samantha M. Thomas, Anna D. Louie, Rani Bansal, Eun-Sil Shelley Hwang, and Jeffrey R. Marks
C7Meagan S. Whisenant, Darcy A. Ponce, Alyssa Garcia, Annaliese Gonzalez, Chloe Denham, Emily Solis, Hannah Warlick, Mason Allen, Sharvari Kamat, and Jessica Trevino Jones
C8Hunter K. Holt, Gregory S. Calip, Caryn E. Peterson, Shannon MacLaughlan David, Stacie Geller, and Jenny S. Guadamuz
C9Elizabeth J. Cathcart-Rake, David A. Helfenstine, Viengneesee Thao, Celine Vachon, Caroline Davidge-Pitts, Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Jennifer Le-Rademacher, Chrisandra L. Shufelt, Evelyn Carroll, Cesar A. Gonzalez, Kathryn J. Ruddy, and Aminah Jatoi
D1Lyndsey E. DuBose, Prajakta Shanbhag, Vanessa Richardson, Kerry Hildreth, and Kerrie L. Moreau
D2Anita S. Hargrave, Beth Cohen, Carolyn J. Gibson, Salomeh Keyhani, Yixia Li, and Amy L. Byers
D3JungHee Kang, Terry A. Lennie, Jessica H. Thompson, Misook L. Chung, Jia-Rong Wu, and Debra K. Moser
D4Anthony Dick, Khamis Suleiman, Jiehuan Sun, Kamal M. Eldeirawi, and Victoria S. Lee
D5Amy E. Noser, Megan O. Bensignor, Gianfranco Morote Galvez, Hamdi Ali, and Jerica M. Berge
D6Mary O. Whipple and Christie L. Martin
D7Mary C. Roberts Davis, Nathan F. Dieckmann, Elise Erikson, Jackilen Shannon, Nabil J. Alkayed, Lissi Hansen, and Quin E. Denfeld
E1Larissa Calancie, Madelin O. Brown, Wooyon A. Choi, Jessica Caouette, James McCann, and
Erika F. Werner
E2Kathleen R. Mullen, Tracy L. Webb, Susan VandeWoude, G. Joseph Strecker, Adam Kiehl, Julie A. McMurry, Ian M. Brooks, Judith G. Regensteiner, and Melissa Haendel
E3Elizabeth K. Wood, Hanna C. Gustafsson, Jennifer C. Ablow, Joel T. Nigg, Jamie O. Lo, and Elinor L. Sullivan
E5Elizabeth A. Jasper, Jacklyn N. Hellwege, and Digna R. Velez Edwards
E6Justin E. Karr, Maggie Lang, and Hongbin Zhang
E7Ana F. Diallo, Sameera Talegawkar, Elvin Price, Paule V. Joseph, and Amadou Gaye
E8Audrey L. Blewer, Anjni Joiner, Heather A. King, Monique Starks, Lauren Hart, Charlotte
Patterson, Angel Gonzalez, Truls Østbye, and Janet P. Bettger
E10Hartley Feld, Hannah Knudsen, and Amanda Fallin-Bennett
E11Lara B. Gerassi, Laura Zimmerman, and Kate Walsh
E12Gabriela E. Halder, Karren Lewis, Caren Elhenawy, Gena Dunivan, Brittany Roberts, Olivia Chang, Tayseer Ishag, and Kate Meriwether
F1David J. Combs, Sarah K. England, and Adam E. Cohen
F2Gloria F. Gerber, Michael A. Cole, Daniel A. Flores, Daniel W. Goldman, Nikhil Ranjan, Shruti Chaturvedi, Michelle A. Petri, and Robert A. Brodsky
F4Demilade Adedinsewo, Serin Moideen Sheriff, and Rickey E. Carter
F5Kelsey Gabel, Alyshia Hamm, Ola Czyzewski, Julienne Sanchez Perez, Anisa Fought-Boudaia, and Pauline Maki
F6Angie S. Lobo, Patrick H. Nachman, and Andrea G. Kattah
F7Bethany T. Samuelson Bannow, Alison B. Edelman, and Leslie Myatt
F8Laneshia Conner, Margie Ruppel, and Carrie B. Oser
F9Sebastian Z. Ramos, Erika F. Werner, Meghan I. Short, Chloe E. Bird, Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, and Michael B. Siegel
F10Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman, Yareli Cornejo-Torres, Sarelia Mora-Torres, Ashley Price, Morinne Osborne, Anakaren Martinez-Torres, Alexandra Dest, Susan J. Rosenkranz, John Heintzman, Blair Darney, Erika Cottrell, Jennie Leslie, and Cynthia Morris
G1Linda S. Burkett, Mina Ghatas, Alice Strawn, Luke Mortemousque, Justin Dare, Ryan Fogg, Brandon Wilson, Lynn Stothers, Adam P.
Klausner, and John E. Speich
G2Kelsey E. Hagan, Alex Rich, Ifat Levy, Anna Konova, and Bernard Timothy Walsh
G3Seyma Katrinli, Alex O. Rothbaum, Raneeka Foster, Abigail Powers, Vasiliki Michopoulos, and Alicia K. Smith
G4Michelle A. Patch, Jocelyn C. Anderson, Gabor Kelen, Jessica Gill, and Jacquelyn C. Campbell
G5Jessica N. Busler, Sarah Rose Slate, Stanley Lyndon, Jacob Taylor, Alexander P. Lin, and Pamela B. Mahon
G6Catherine H. Demers, Benjamin L. Hankin, Mercedes Hoeflich Haase, Erin Todd, M. Camille Hoffman, C. Neill Epperson, Martin A. Styner, and Elysia Poggi Davis
G7Sarah E. Guagliardo, Nancy J. Cox, and Megan M. Shuey
G8Jessie R. Oldham, Daniel E. Bradford, Angelica DiFalco, Shannon Nagle, Sarah Willwerth, Rebekah M. Mannix, and William P. Meehan
H2Michelle E. Fullard, John D. Rice, and Dan D. Matlock
H4Angela F. Jarman, Richard White, Sandra Taylor, Brandon C. Maughan, and Bryn E. Mumma
H5Victoria Lyo, Jordan G. Pitman, Trina Knotts, William Smith, Brian D. Piccolo, Bethany Cummings, Sean H. Adams, and Mohamed R. Ali
H6Hend Mansoor, Daniel Manion, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Gregory Jicha, and Daniela C. Moga
H7Krisjon Olson, Briana Swanson, Ryan J. Coller, Xiao Zhang, Colby Fortin, Xuan Nguyen, and Catherine C. Allen
H8Shannon M. Sullivan, Amy Karger, Weihua Guan, Jessica D. Faul, and Bharat Thyagarajan
H9Deanne C. Tibbitts, Eric J. Roeland, Sarah A. Lowry, Amy E. Moran, Quin E. Denfeld, Nathan F. Dieckmann, and Kerri M. Winters-Stone
J2Tristesse C.J. Burton, Nandi Tumbayar, Mary Dawn-Koenig, Beatriz Peñalver-Bernabé, Pauline Maki, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, and Irina Buhimschi
J3Rebecca K. Campbell, Mary Dawn Koenig, Ruth Pobee, Yongchao Huang, Prathiba
Balakumar, and Beatriz Peñalver Bernabé
J4Junia N. de Brito, Yasemin Inceoglu, Allan Tate, Mark A. Pereira, and Jerica M. Berge
J5Erin M. Peacock and Marie Krousel-Wood
J6Dovile Vilda, Brent Monseur, Ronald P. Clisham, Cecilia T. Gambala, and Emily W. Harville
J7Charity S. Watkins, Nina Smith, Sarahn Wheeler, and Laura P. Svetkey
J8Burcu Zeydan, Nabeela Nathoo, Nur Neyal, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Brian G. Weinshenker, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, B. Mark Keegan, Sean J. Pittock, W. Oliver Tobin, Eoin P. Flanagan, Ralitza H. Gavrilova, Michel Toledano, and Orhun H. Kantarci

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