University of Illinois Cancer Center member Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, a UI Health medical oncologist, was among the featured speakers at “Breaking Barriers,” a thought-provoking panel discussion commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1993 landmark National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revitalization Act, which reshaped the landscape of women’s health research.
Here’s a link to watch the event if you missed it.
The UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science co-sponsored the January 19 event, along with the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute and the Institute for Translational Medicine.
The other panelists were (pictured left to right) Nicole Woitowich, PhD, Executive Director, NUCATS Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Dean for Medical Education, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; and Annabelle Volgman, MD, FACC, FAHA, Dean for Medical Education, Director of Rush Heart Center for Women, Rush Medical Center. Not pictured is Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN, Assistant Director, Illinois Department of Public Health, who participated remotely.