Session presented by the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Moderator: Janine A. Clayton, MD
Associate Director for Research on Women's Health, Director, Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH
Role of Sex and Gender in Genetics and Genomics
Susan Taymans, PhD
Director for the Reproductive Genetics and Epigenetics Branch, NICHD
How to Power Studies to Conduct Sex and Gender Differences Research
Laura Johnson, PhD
Biostatistician, Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, NCCAM
Role of Sex, Race and Ethnicity in NIH Grant Applications Success
Wally Schaffer, PhD
Senior Advisor for Extramural Research, NIH
Moderator: Joan D. Nagel, MD, MPH
Program Director, Interdisciplinary Research Programs, ORWH, NIH
Sex and Gender Differences in Musculoskeletal Conditions
Gayle Lester, PhD
Program Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Sex Differences in Depression and Other Affective Disorders
Kathleen O'Leary, MSW
Chief, Women's Program, Office of Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health, NIMH
Sex and Gender Considerations in Biomedical Research: Drugs and Devices
Pamela Scott, PhD
Director, Research and Development, Office
of Women's Health, FDA
Kathryn O'Callaghan, BSE
Senior Science Health Advisor, Office of the Director, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Nada Hanafi, MSc, MPH
Senior Science Health Advisor, Office of the Director, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Supported by Teva Women's Health
James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, FACOG
Clinical Professor
George Washington University
President and Medical Director
James A. Simon, MD, PC
Women's Health & Research Consultants®
Emma Meagher, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Diana McNeill, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Duke University School of Medicine
Alison Marshall, MSN, FNP
Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England
Massachusetts Department of Health
Michael McClung, MD
Director, Oregon Osteoporosis Center
Kirtly Parker-Jones, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Chair for Educational Affairs
University of Utah School of Medicine
Mark Wallace, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
Director, Center for Pain and Palliative Medicine
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Karol Watson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine and the
Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael Policar, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Kathleen Squires, MD
Professor of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
The Awards Reception is supported in part by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and Nature Made.
Lee Shulman, MD
Anna Ross Lapham Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Cancer Genetics Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Claudio Soares, MD, PhD
Visiting Researcher, Former Professor
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology
McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario
Michael Policar, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Linda Giudice, MD, PhD
Robert B. Jaffe Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Catherine Matthews, MD
Chief, Division of Urogynecology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc..
Raquel Arias, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Bayer HealthCare.
Nanette Santoro, MD
Professor and E Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine
Harry Bear, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Professor of Hematology and Oncology
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
VCU Massey Cancer Center
Karen Lu, MD
Professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
H.E.B. Professor of Cancer Research
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Julia Nunley, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Program Director, Dermatology
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Michael Twery, PhD
Director, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Division of Lung Diseases
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Supported by the Society for Women's Health Research
Kelly C. Allison, PhD
Director of Education at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Supported in part by a conference contract from DHHS Office on Women's Health.
Catherine Matthews, MD
Chief, Division of Urogynecology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raquel Arias, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Alison Marshall, MSN, FNP
Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England
Massachusetts Department of Health
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Chief, Women's Health, Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator: Anita Nelson, MD
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Lee Shulman, MD
Anna Ross Lapham Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Division of Clinical Genetics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Janice Bacon, MD
Lexington Medical Center
Women's Health and Diagnostic Center
Jointly sponsored by Beth Israel Medical Center and Scientiae, LLC.
Program supported by an educational grant from Bayer HealthCare
Special Satellite Symposium CME Accreditation and Learning Objectives
Please note that the schedule may be subject to change.