Women’s Global Health Institute
DLR 444, Purdue University
207 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1971
The playlist of the entire symposium
Opening Remarks -- Catherine (Cammie) McBride, Distinguished Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Associate Dean for Research, College of Health and Human Sciences
Keynote: "Environmental Exposures, Pregnancy, and Child Health Outcomes" --Christina Chambers, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine at UC San Diego, Chief of the Division of Environmental Science and Health, Co-Director of the Center for Better Beginnings
Opening Remarks:
Keynote by Dr. Jordan Schmitt: "Caring for Those with Cancer"
Peachy Fund Panel Discussion:
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Biological Sciences Project title: “An RNA-based Medicine for the Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer"
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"Navigating the Journey: Leadership, Well-being, and Giving Grace in the Workplace"-- Rebecca Doerge, Provost of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with Dorothy Teegarden, Professor of Nutrition Science and Director of Women's Global Health Institute, Purdue University
The general health of both women and girls does not garner the societal attention and awareness that it needs,
especially when compared to more widely discussed diseases. Key challenges include sex-specific biological
differences, socioeconomic disparities, and the underrepresentation of women in research. Prevention research is
underfunded compared to disease treatments, leaving a critical gap in improving globe health outcomes for
women. Recognizing this pressing need, Purdue University launched the WGHI in 2012 with a bold vision to shift
the research focus from treatment to prevention. Since then, the WGHI has been focusing on raising global
awareness of women's health issues at the nexus of partnerships, research, and training. Our mission is
increasingly vital as understanding of sex differences and women's health complexities grows. This importance is
reinforced by the recent White House Initiative on Women's Health, urging more focused research in these areas.
We'd love to hear from you and discuss how we can promote and support your work on women's health and sex differences. Please click here to send us the information (requires a description of ~2-3 lines of your current or future work) and we will follow up with you.
