science events

SWHR routinely convenes meetings of diverse scientific experts, clinicians, patients, and health care stakeholders to effect change in women’s health.

SWHR’s science events often serve as the foundation for our multiyear programs, known as SWHR’s Interdisciplinary Science Networks, which seek to identify research gaps and address unmet needs in diseases and conditions that disproportionately or differently affect women.

Upcoming Science Events

Join us for discussions around the latest research in women’s health.

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March 2024

Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: A Workshop

Hosted by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

This workshop will explore the relationship between medications and obesity, including medications that are used to treat obesity, state of the science around the safety and efficacy of medications in people with overweight or obesity, medications that may cause changes in body composition and weight status, and medications used to treat obesity and obesity-related comorbidities. The workshop will focus on lived experiences and attention to weight bias and stigma, and will also address the implications of pharmacotherapy for obesity on…

March 19 - March 20

The Impact of Menopause on Women at Work: A Guide Conversation

Hosted by SWHR

SWHR hosts this webinar to discuss the challenges that women experiencing menopause symptoms face in the workplace and explore strategies that employers and supervisors can implement to improve workplace environments for midlife and postmenopausal women.

March 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

Empowering Endo Sistas

Hosted by EndoBlack

Get ready to laugh, learn, and lift your spirits at the Empowering Endo Sistas. Mark your calendars for March 23, 2024, because Endo Black, Inc. is coming to Atlanta, GA and it's about to be lit with good vibes! Picture this: a star-studded panel discussion featuring influential figures who rocked the Empowering Endo Sistas PSA. They'll spill the tea on the challenges faced by African American women dealing with endometriosis, sharing their moves to navigate the disorder, and recounting their…

March 23 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
Plywood Place, 933 Lee St SW b1
Atlanta, GA 30310 United States

On Aging 2024

Hosted by American Society On Aging

Join experts, gerontologists and thought leaders from diverse fields to drive innovative solutions in aging as they celebrate innovation and drive social impact to improve the lives of older adults at On Aging 2024. On Aging is the nation’s largest multidisciplinary conference on aging and the annual conference for members of the American Society on Aging. On Aging 2024 will bring together thousands of professionals working in aging and related fields in San Francisco, California from March 25–28, 2024. Meet…

March 25 - March 28

Trainee Research Presentation: Clinical Research

Hosted by Women’s Health Research Cluster

The WHRC is partnering with the Women’s Health Research Institute and the Gynecological Cancer Initiative to hold a collaborative Trainee Research Presentation (TRP) taking place on Wednesday March 27th, from 1-3 pm PST. This hybrid event will focus on research that falls under our Applied theme—therapies and treatments that improve women’s health—to showcase research on clinical applications related to women’s health and/or sex differences research. TRP sessions feature rapid-research presentations by undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral trainees about their research projects. They are an excellent opportunity to join…

March 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Diverse Voices: Endometriosis

Hosted by NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health

The March 2024 session of Diverse Voices: Intersectionality and the Health of Women is titled “Endometriosis.” The session will feature presentations by Drs. Bruce J. Nicholson and Jessica Opoku-Anane. Dr. Nicolson will present a talk titled Cell Mechanisms of Endometriosis Lesion Formation Provide Clues to a Non-Surgical Diagnostic. Dr. Opoku-Anane is a co-investigator on a Fiscal Year 2023 U3 project titled Leveraging Electronic Medical Records and Machine Learning Approaches to Study Endometriosis in Diverse Populations. Her presentation will highlight her work as part of that…

March 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

April 2024

Sex Cells: The Fight to Overcome Bias and Discrimination in Women’s Healthcare

Hosted by HealthyWomen

Help us celebrate Phyllis Greenberger's accomplishments and lifetime commitment to women's health! Listen to what inspired Phyllis to publish her new book with Mayo Clinic Press, "Sex Cells," which tells the story of how she and her allies in the U.S. government, NGOs, academia, medical research and public health advocacy got the scientific and medical world to recognize that women are unique. Inside a museum dedicated to renewing and inspiring a love of words and language, hear from Phyllis about…

April 14 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Planet Word, 925 13th St NW
Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20005 United States

May 2024

ATA Nexus 2024 Annual Conference

The hosts are pleased to invite you to join ATA Nexus 2024 Annual Conference, taking place May 5-7 in Phoenix, AZ. There is a heightened sense of urgency, as the flexibilities put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency are set to expire in December, so hosts are convening clinicians and health systems, technology developers, patients and caregivers, entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders from across the healthcare sector for in-depth, thoughtful discussions about the future of health and the role…

May 5 - May 7

OSSD 2024 Annual Meeting

Hosted by Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD)

More information coming soon! Meet SWHR at the event! SWHR Chief Science Officer Dr. Irene O. Aninye will be speaking at this event during the SWHR Emerging Scholars Symposium. This symposium will feature three trainee members whose abstracts demonstrate research excellence in addressing important knowledge gaps in health and disease areas that disproportionately, differently, or exclusively affect women. Stay tuned for details. REGISTER

May 6 - May 9

VCU Health of Women 2024 | Emerging Topics in Women’s Health: Autoimmune Disease Challenge

Hosted by SWHR

Join us for the VCU Health of Women Conference 2024 SWHR Pre-conference Symposium! This symposium will discuss the impacts of autoimmune diseases on women’s health across the lifespan, with special emphasis on pregnancy and maternal health, caregiving/parenting.

May 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
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