6th Annual UIC Women’s Health Research Day
We Must Do Better: Understanding and Addressing Cancer Disparities in Women
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. The UIC Woman’s Heath Research Day features research related to woman’s health and sex and gender differences in the topic area. The event includes presentations by two keynote speakers followed by oral presentations of the top two abstracts and the poster session.
Registration is free. Advance registration required.
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Women’s Health Research Day Speakers
Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS | Breast Cancer Disparities: Why Doing Better Is the Only Option
The Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professor
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
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
Dr. Edward S. Mika & Josephine E. Mika Professor in Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Chemistry
Associate Dean for Research Pharmacy
Co-Lead Cancer Biology Research Program, University of Illinois Cancer Center
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy