WHR News

Women's Health Research - Works in Progress Meeting: February 20, 2025

On February 20, 2025 at 10 AM the WHR-WIP meeting, we will hear from Kaitlin McKernan, presenting "In utero allergen exposure leads to sex-dependent viral-induced airway inflammation and T regulatory cell dysfunction". Kaitlin is an MD/PhD student at Vanderbilt University Medical School and a member of Dawn Newcomb's lab. Please find information about the WHR-WIP meetings below, thank you!

2024 Women's Health Research Symposium: Menopausal Transition and Well-Being

We are excited to announce we will be having the 2024 Women's Health Research Symposium: Menopausal Transition and Well-Being! The event is scheduled on Friday, November 15 from 10AM - 2PM. Please see below for information on the speakers and talks scheduled. Click on any of the flyers or the registration link below to attend the symposium. For more details on the 2024 Symposium and details on past Women's Health Research Symposiums click here.

2023 Women's Health Research Symposium: Navigating the Post-Roe Landscape

Everyone, please join us for the 2023 Women's Health Research Symposium: Navigating the Post-Roe Landscape. This year we are excited to bring respected researchers together to broach this topic and delve into the impact of overturning Roe v Wade on women's health. This symposium will occur fully virtually, please expect a confirmation email after registering.

ASHG and ASRM Conferences Oct 24 - 28, 2022

This week the lab headed to the ASHG and ASRM conferences in LA! Pictured: Dr. Digna Velez Edwards, Dr. Todd Edwards, Liz Jasper, and Jackie Hellewege Students Pictured: Jackie Piekos, Joe Breeyear, Gabby Hamilton, Alexis Pigg, Jeewoo Kim, and Katie Greene 

Women's Health Research- September 22, 2022

Next Thursday Lin Ammar will be presenting at the Women's Health Research- Works in Progress meetings! Lin is a PhD student in epidemiology, with a thesis focused on Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. Her research mentor is Pingsheng Wu, Ph.D., M.S. Lin Ammar will be presenting her work-  Quitting electronic cigarette use during pregnancy and the risk of adverse birth outcomes.   

Women's Health Research Meeting- September 22, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Women’s Health Research meetings will begin again on September, 22!The Women’s Health Research meeting is on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 10:00-11:30 am. These meetings will be held via Zoom until further notice, wherein the first hour is devoted to presentations and feedback and the subsequent half-hour is devoted to conversation amongst colleagues.