Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium Launches a “Hot Topics” Seminar Series

The Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium (WHMC), a new initiative targeted on producing a unified, multidisciplinary community with a vested interest in advancing the health of ladies and instruction the upcoming era, will get started a “hot topics” seminar sequence this fall.

The Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium (WHMC), a new initiative focused on creating a unified, multidisciplinary local community with a vested fascination in advancing the health of gals and schooling the up coming technology, will commence a “hot topics” seminar sequence this slide led by Jessica Bowser, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Pathobiology and Translational Science (PTS) graduate pupils Cherise Glodowski, MPhil, and Alina Hamilton, MS.

The WHMC “Hot Topics” Seminar Collection is a monthly party curated by the WHMC Preparing Committee and supported by the Middle for Women’s Wellness Investigate and the Office of Pathology and Laboratory Drugs. The seminars are created to deliver jointly clinical and essential science school, fellows, people, graduate and health care learners, and undergraduates from throughout UNC, with the intention of making consciousness of the wide array of investigation in the UNC group that intersects with improving women’s well being and offering an natural environment for forming new collaborations and instruction options for trainees. Areas of interest consist of mental wellbeing, endocrinology, infertility, maternal health, hormonal overall health, delivery command and mood disorders, adolescent progress, autoimmune problems, and breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. The seminars are open up to all interested people.

“I am thrilled for the seminar series. There is a prosperity of exceptional analysis developing in women’s health throughout the UNC campus. The inaugural seminars will showcase the do the job of these individuals and will carry collectively the UNC group that have a shared curiosity in advancing the health of girls,” claimed Dr. Bowser.  “The WHMC is the brainchild of PTS graduate college students Cherise Glodowski and Alina Hamilton. They represent the very best of the future technology that will keep on to progress women’s overall health.”

To kick off the inaugural “hot topics” seminar collection, Drs. Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD, Professor of Gynecological Oncology and Director of the Center for Women’s Well being Investigate and Russell Broaddus, MD, PhD, Joe W. and Evelyn M. Grisham Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Drugs, will supply keynote lectures on Oct 11th, 12 – 1pm.

“We have obtained wonderful aid by the Centre for Women’s Overall health Research and the Division of Pathology and Laboratory Drugs to launch the WHMC.  Our keynote speakers, Drs. Wendy Brewster and Russell Broaddus, are superb leaders in their respective disciplines in women’s wellness exploration.  Their analysis contributions alongside with their excellence in trainee education and learning and progression stand for the great analysis, mentorship, and fantastic education at UNC and the substantial progress staying produced in women’s well being.  We are honored to have them launch our seminar series,” explained Dr. Bowser.

The WHMC “hot topics” seminars will be hybrid conferences, with the opportunity to attend in-individual with limited ability and spaced-out seating or by Zoom.  Aspects for the seminars can be identified on the WHMC webpage or by e-mail by way of the WHMC.  To get e mail notifications of WHMC events, click the link in this article to be included to the email listing or contact Jessica Bowser, WHMC Director, jlbowser@electronic mail.unc.edu.  Details and the day for the 2nd WHMC “hot topics” seminar titled, “Viruses and Pregnancy: Covid, Zika, and Beyond” will abide by soon.