Join us for a one-day symposium featuring talks from internal and external scientists and clinicians on leading-edge women's health research, hosted by the Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences.

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Morning Session: 10:30 am-12:20 pm

C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D.
Professor, Cardiology
Director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center
Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
"Not Your Father’s Heart Disease: The Herstory of WISE"

Emily Adhikari, M.D.
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
"Infection at the Interface: Linking Syphilis, Placental Alterations, and Pregnancy Outcomes Through Multi-Omics"

Jessica Tollkuhn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
"Steroid Hormone Receptor Regulation of Brain Sex Differences"

Afternoon Session: 1:25 pm-3:30 pm

Kristin Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Bioengineering
The University of Texas at Dallas
"Role of Elastic Fibers in the Female Reproductive System"

Tom Brenna, Ph.D.
Professor, Pediatrics, Chemistry, and Human Nutrition
The University of Texas at Austin
"Genotype-Directed Omega-3 DHA Dosing for Normalizing Gestational Length"

Suzanne Conzen, M.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
"Bench to Bedside: Tubulo-ovarian Cancer Biology and the Important Role of Cortisol Signaling"

Kathryn Ackerman, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Women's Health, Sports & Performance Institute
"Female Athlete Health and Performance: 53 years after Title IX"