VCU Institute for Women’s Health to hold 3rd annual Women’s Health Research Day

By Malorie Burkett

The Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health will hold the 3rd Annual Women's Health Research Day, a networking opportunity celebrating and promoting excellence in interdisciplinary women’s health research.
 
The event will take place Wednesday, April 11, from 12:30 pm to 5 p.m., in the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St.

All VCU faculty, students, staff or community members with an interest in research in women's health are welcome and encouraged to attend for any portion of the day.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Carolyn Mazure, Ph.D., director of women’s health research, professor of psychiatry, and associate dean for faculty affairs, in Yale University’s School of Medicine. Mazure will present "Women's Health Research: Transforming Historical Lessons into New Scientific Applications."

A panel of VCU women's health research experts will provide tips and strategies for research success.  Viewing of women's health research posters and a reception will follow the presentation of the Elizabeth Fries Young Investigator Award and Community-Based Research Seed Grant Awards.

The VCU Institute for Women’s Health is one of 21 National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health designated by the Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Centers of Excellence serve as demonstration models for the nation providing innovative, multidisciplinary and integrated health care systems for women.

For more information, visit http://www.womenshealth.vcu.edu/research/research_day_2007.html.