6th Annual UIC Women’s Health Research Day
We Must Do Better: Understanding and Addressing Cancer Disparities in Women
April 17, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM America/Chicago
Location
Student Center West Thompson Room
Address
828 W. Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL
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About
The UIC Woman’s Heath Research Day features research related to woman’s health and sex & gender differences in the topic area. The event includes presentations by two keynote speakers followed by oral presentations of the top two abstracts and by the poster session.
Presentations
- Breast Cancer Disparities: Why Doing Better Is the Only Option
Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS - Using Organ on Chip to Study Pathogenesis of Ovarian Cancer From the Fallopian Tube
Joanna Burdette, PhD
Save the Date and Call for Abstracts
The Center for Research on Women and Gender, the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Program, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the University of Illinois Cancer Center are pleased to announce the 6th Annual UIC Women’s Health Research Day.
Call for Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations
Students, fellows, staff, and faculty are invited to submit an abstract on their basic, clinical or translational research in women’s health or sex- or gender medicine. The top two abstracts will be selected for brief (5-minute) oral presentations and will be awarded $200. Others will participate in poster presentations that will be judged. First and second place prizes for the poster session will be awarded in the student and the faculty categories.
Abstract deadline: Wednesday, April 3.
Registration
Registration is free. Advance registration required.
Date posted
Feb 9, 2024
Date updated
Apr 10, 2024
Speakers
Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS | Breast Cancer Disparities: Why Doing Better Is the Only Option
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery, Penn Medicine
Surgical Director, Rena Rowan Breast Center
Director, Health Equity Innovation, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Joanna Burdette, PhD | Using Organ on Chip to Study Pathogenesis of Ovarian Cancer From the Fallopian Tube
Associate Dean for Research Pharmacy
Co-Lead Cancer Biology Cancer Center
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy